Comments on: The Million Writers Award: raising the profile of online literary journals http://bloggasm.com/the-million-writers-award-raising-the-profile-of-online-literary-journals Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Hapax Legomenon http://bloggasm.com/the-million-writers-award-raising-the-profile-of-online-literary-journals#comment-57006 Hapax Legomenon Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:33:51 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-million-writers-award-raising-the-profile-of-online-literary-journals#comment-57006 In the world of literary erotica (my genre), most fiction begins online and then anthology editors read them and then solicits the same story from the author for a print anthology. Most stories from the Mammoth Book of Erotica come from these sources. I don't really participate in online workshops, but there are several online workshops/writing communities for erotica writers (where editors hang out looking for stuff for their anthologies). Awards are nice for supporting online writers, but the cash awards don't compare to the print awards. Also, the big problem with online writing is that they are generally not allowed to be used as writing samples for grant applications. On the other hand, web writers have other revenue streams and more control, so the situation is not entirely bleak. In the world of literary erotica (my genre), most fiction begins online and then anthology editors read them and then solicits the same story from the author for a print anthology. Most stories from the Mammoth Book of Erotica come from these sources. I don’t really participate in online workshops, but there are several online workshops/writing communities for erotica writers (where editors hang out looking for stuff for their anthologies).

Awards are nice for supporting online writers, but the cash awards don’t compare to the print awards. Also, the big problem with online writing is that they are generally not allowed to be used as writing samples for grant applications. On the other hand, web writers have other revenue streams and more control, so the situation is not entirely bleak.

]]> By: Lee http://bloggasm.com/the-million-writers-award-raising-the-profile-of-online-literary-journals#comment-18104 Lee Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:55:24 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-million-writers-award-raising-the-profile-of-online-literary-journals#comment-18104 Though I've always been cautious about literary awards, I can see their value here in raising the profile of online work. My only objection to the Million Writers Award is the implicit assumption that unedited work is always of lesser quality. Though I realise how much more time consuming the initial selection process would be, I don't believe such an award should exclude writing that isn't published in an edited venue. Though I’ve always been cautious about literary awards, I can see their value here in raising the profile of online work. My only objection to the Million Writers Award is the implicit assumption that unedited work is always of lesser quality. Though I realise how much more time consuming the initial selection process would be, I don’t believe such an award should exclude writing that isn’t published in an edited venue.

]]> By: SPIIDERWEB™ http://bloggasm.com/the-million-writers-award-raising-the-profile-of-online-literary-journals#comment-18098 SPIIDERWEB™ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:48:09 +0000 http://bloggasm.com/the-million-writers-award-raising-the-profile-of-online-literary-journals#comment-18098 I've always held writing is important and publishing is important. What may be pure drivel to many may be <b>great</b> writing to another. It ain't always about the bucks. I’ve always held writing is important and publishing is important.

What may be pure drivel to many may be great writing to another.

It ain’t always about the bucks.

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