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Posting your writing online may be hazardous to your publication health!
My buddies on Instainks posted this nugget of info:
1) Short stories and flash fiction
Most editors will not touch your story if it has appeared online. I get this from Jed Hartman, who was then editor of an online zine.
However, if it appears in behind a password, it will not count as previously published. I contacted Jordan, editor of EDF, about this issue and the response I received was: a group of ten is okay, a group of a hundred is probably previously published. So, if you have a thousand livejournal friends, a friends-locked post won't cut it.
2) Novels and novellas
This is a slightly murkier issue. Most people agree that a couple of paragraphs is fine (see Jed's post). However, some also say that you can post a few chapters to a writing board (such as this) for editing and critique, if it's password-protected. (I get this from Darwin Evolutions.)
There is another school of thought that says if it's good, it will sell. However, banking on your own brilliance might be slightly ill-advised. (see Miss Snark's take)
Further to these issues, I believe Charlie is going to look into locking down the Writer's Forum to guests and web searches, so that we are all protected at Inkstains. However, be very careful when posting to your own blog or website! You may be harming your chances of publication.
Things that mother never told you!
There will be no further chapters added onto this blog!
discontent1) Short stories and flash fiction
Most editors will not touch your story if it has appeared online. I get this from Jed Hartman, who was then editor of an online zine.
However, if it appears in behind a password, it will not count as previously published. I contacted Jordan, editor of EDF, about this issue and the response I received was: a group of ten is okay, a group of a hundred is probably previously published. So, if you have a thousand livejournal friends, a friends-locked post won't cut it.
2) Novels and novellas
This is a slightly murkier issue. Most people agree that a couple of paragraphs is fine (see Jed's post). However, some also say that you can post a few chapters to a writing board (such as this) for editing and critique, if it's password-protected. (I get this from Darwin Evolutions.)
There is another school of thought that says if it's good, it will sell. However, banking on your own brilliance might be slightly ill-advised. (see Miss Snark's take)
Further to these issues, I believe Charlie is going to look into locking down the Writer's Forum to guests and web searches, so that we are all protected at Inkstains. However, be very careful when posting to your own blog or website! You may be harming your chances of publication.
Things that mother never told you!
There will be no further chapters added onto this blog!
