Ive started writing the beggining of my story, and I was just wondering if it was captivating or not... any one know where I could do this easily and quick?
2007-12-10 13:59:52 · 5 answers · asked by K Stu 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Post it if you want, but you should know before you do that you are committing professional suicide. Most publishers will not take work previously posted online. Too likely it has been plagiarized. It is very expensive for their legal team to track it down and determine original ownership. They just won't pay that kind of money for a new author. If they Google and find any part of it online, you can expect a rejection notice.
Besides, what makes you think that you will get an accurate assessment of your work in an open forum? Who are the people responding? Complete strangers and most of them probably don't know any more about writing than you do. Do you want critique or accolades? If you want accolades, this is the place to get them. "Right on!" "Great story!" "I can't wait to read the book!" "What is the name so I can read it?" yadda yadda.
If you want genuine critique that will help you actually sell the book, there is only one way, my friend. A professional editor. Not only will they correct your spelling and grammar, they will give you margin notes that will help you refine your manuscript to make it salable. They have been through it many times. They know what publishers want in a book and how to do it. It will cost you between 3 and 5 dollars a page based on 250 words per page, but that is how it is done in the professional world. It costs money to make money. That is the reality.
It's up to you. I personally post NOTHING online anymore. I will not risk messing up my chances of publishing it.
Your call.
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2007-12-10 14:15:10 · answer #1 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 08:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by mcelwaine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read your other postings; parts 1,2 & 3.
Frankly, it doesn't work.
It reads more like an outline than a story. You've got an idea. Now you need to put it into a 'story telling' form. You're not there yet.
If you are meant to be a writer, then it will become a need that will grow inside you to get your story onto paper and make it as good as it can be.
If you are not meant to be a writer, then you won't be.
I'm not trying to be insulting. You are looking for feedback....what is usually refered to as "critique", and this is what I'm giving you. It is valuable. I've tried to get useful feedback for my writing and it is hard to find.
If you seriously want to write, take some advice.
Go to school. Take English courses. They really do help.
Read a lot, and notice how a good writer tells a story.
Writing essays on books is an excellent way to learn about writing. It makes you really study the writing.
Also, there are tons of great books about the craft of writing. You can find lots of them at your public library.
Practice, practice, practice.
It's an unavoidable step towards becoming a good writer.
2007-12-11 05:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by Laska 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends what you regard as good feed back, and do we have the time to read it if it is very long.
Sure if it turns out interesting you may gain some fans, so why not try Yahoo Answers, after all editors like publishers have got too much work on these days.
2007-12-10 14:11:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Here.
I'll give you the same advice I gave to someone else. Take your intro and post it here as many times as you want and each time you'll get a different answer. Now, don't let the answers get to your head, whether they're good or bad. If your intro is long post small bits and see what'll happen.
Good luck!
2007-12-10 14:06:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋