Comments on: Free or Not to Free?

By: Brad’s Reader » Blog Archive » Friday Link Love 03/06

Brad’s Reader » Blog Archive » Friday Link Love 03/06 — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:43:10 +0000

[...] Free or not to free [...]

By: BJ Keltz

BJ Keltz — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:59:04 +0000

@Lady G Thank you! I will as soon as my schedule breaks.

@Terri Anything publishable stays protected, I agree.

@Cassie Did it answer or create more questions?

@Matthew Yup. J.A. Konrath does the same.

By: Matthew Dryden

Matthew Dryden — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:46:48 +0000

A lot of my prose and shorts are written for my blog – honing my voice, I suppose. I consider it free advertising and practice. When I finish my novella, I will be able to point potential buyers to my style of writing and showcase my work.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:27:01 +0000

Very interesting post, and something I’ve wondered about myself so it was good to read and see all these different takes on it. Thanks

By: Terri Tiffany

Terri Tiffany — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:51:06 +0000

I agree–would never post my novel online–never know when I will want to get it published. I haven’t posted short stories unless they are reprints. Some places though don’t count online as first rights, but I hear more and more are. Great post!

By: Lady Glamis

Lady Glamis — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:39:37 +0000

And if you would like an invite to my novel blogs, let me know! The novels are not up at the moment, as they are in edits, but they will be up eventually. The sites have other information to look at, as well.

By: Lady Glamis

Lady Glamis — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:38:40 +0000

What exactly do you mean by First Rights?

I have posted my novels online, but only to invited people. I would never post my novel freely to the public. I post my novels online for critique and to share with family and friends that don’t live nearby enough to hand over a printed manuscript… which is a lot of paper and ink, anyway.

Interesting post, thanks!