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It’s been one of those days. Monday, it was blood loss form a stupid-tiny head wound. Yesterday, it was a migraine straight from Satan’s rectum. Today, it’s just a little bit of both. And the cats peeing on the floor. And Aron having a hard day of work. And having weird techno stuck in my head.
The long and short of it is that I’m way too tired to be witty (or at least to make the attempt), but the Internet still has sweet stuff flooding in. I shall do my duty and share these coolnesses:
- Is the self-publishing rise vilifying publishing houses? Paul Carr has
LLS feeds
I’ve enabled individual feeds for Loose Leaf Stories by category. You can grab the different feeds from the footer. If you just want to read Anvil of Tears and nothing else, now you can.
Happy reading.
- E.D. Lindquist
Criticism online
In another Novelr article, Eli wonders if a webfiction site can get real criticism:
Consider: online works – be it novel, short story or photostream – are very rarely criticized on the creator’s own turf. I have yet to see a full blown review of a person’s writing on said person’s writing blog, nor have I seen a full-blown review of a blook (by a reader) on the blook’s actual site.
I believe the main reason for this to be that people now attribute ownership to a creator’s online channel. They don’t criticize you on your blog the same way they won’t comment on your (bad) taste
Middle of the night
It’s the middle of Saturday night, but I’ve got a couple things to share:
- You can go read H.P. Lovecraft’s Shadow of Innsmouth here. I’a Dagon!
- Io9 has an article on making lightsabers. Sweet! Well, it’s actually links out to a number of guides, along with warnings that they’re not beginner work.
- Kick-ass fire play photo.
- Homer Simpson as a serious character…
Guess that’s it. Good night, everyone!
- E.D. Lindquist
Hobby, profession or both?
A few days ago, Eli James of Novelr posted to his site, wondering if webfiction (as an industry) will ever turn a profit. His answer? A resounding maybe. The long and short of it is that we don’t really know enough yet to say, but it’s still an amazing way to put your writing out there and connect with an audience.
At the end of the article, Eli quotes Richard Nash: “small industry sitting atop a huge hobby.” This is the line that stuck out at me. Is that true? Are most writers just hobbyists with just a few nests of … Read more.
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