tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post3870416801193300353..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Question: does digital first mean digital forever?Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-56372078243996494822013-12-22T23:30:37.568-05:002013-12-22T23:30:37.568-05:00A call for submissions is something to treat with ...A call for submissions is something to treat with caution, thorough research, and also get peer feedback on. I just read something recently about an anthology scam - possibly in Writer Beware? - so haste ye to the sites Stacy mentioned above that Janet provided links to. So many publishers are inundated with more material than they can ever possibly use, that it makes you wonder about the ones who have to ask. A lot depends on what they want you to commit to, so make sure you're fully informed about the legal implications.Bonnie Shaljeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067442140631504611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61514406240446637842013-12-22T20:19:49.510-05:002013-12-22T20:19:49.510-05:00What are your thoughts on writers submitting short...What are your thoughts on writers submitting short stories to smaller digital presses? For example, answering a call for submissions for short stories for an anthology (I've seen these with monthly anthologies, call for Christmas or other themed stories etc). Good way to build a career?Lucy Hallowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642751693582705983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-75235218645319978692013-12-21T10:48:53.804-05:002013-12-21T10:48:53.804-05:00I signed my first novel with Escape Publishing, th...I signed my first novel with Escape Publishing, the AU digital branch of Harlequin. So far it's been wonderful having the backing of a large company with a smaller staff where I receive personal support. Plus the Escape Artists (writers) are a tight knit group. <br /><br />Digital first does bring different challenges in the rest of the publishing world. Award competitions for your work many times require multiple printed copies. Signings can't be done on the person's book. You can digitally sign cover art and bluetooth or email it to them for them. However, since that's not widely known, some venues that have signings may put you lower on the list to include. <br /><br />Would I do it again? The second book in the series is already submitted to Escape and I'm writing the third...so...yep!<br /><br />Hope this helps. Cheers,<br />JMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06147774427230437233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45188261815097875472013-12-20T20:01:57.637-05:002013-12-20T20:01:57.637-05:00Some further commentary here (I can't see any ...Some further commentary here (I can't see any hyperlink commands either!):<br /><br />http://dearauthor.com/features/letters-of-opinion/what-traditional-publishers-are-doing-with-digital-first-for-readers/<br /><br />and here:<br /><br />http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/06/publishing/pubcrawl/harpercollins-expands-digital-first/#_Bonnie Shaljeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067442140631504611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77536350342765180152013-12-20T14:50:07.088-05:002013-12-20T14:50:07.088-05:00What are some reputable digital publishers? What are some reputable digital publishers? Grace R. Pringlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916700103302205734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49192188049878872112013-12-20T08:41:06.614-05:002013-12-20T08:41:06.614-05:00Stacy, here are the hyperlinks:
WriterBeware
Ab...Stacy, here are the hyperlinks:<br /><br /><a href="http://accrispin.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">WriterBeware </a><br><br /><br><br /><a href="http://absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=22." rel="nofollow">Absolute Write</a> Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-5277278714641084492013-12-20T08:25:17.614-05:002013-12-20T08:25:17.614-05:00A couple of places to ask questions about digital ...A couple of places to ask questions about digital publishers are Writer Beware at http://accrispin.blogspot.com/and Absolute Write at http://absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=22. The people who run those sites tend to keep pretty diligent records of shady "publishers" and their reputations. (Sorry - I've never been able to manage hyperlinks in comments.)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.com