tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post8707789525722502431..comments2024-03-27T23:03:58.848-06:00Comments on The Warrior Muse: Is Any Publication a Good Publication?Shannon Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-86499415422846984362011-07-29T00:44:20.277-06:002011-07-29T00:44:20.277-06:00Very important, Andrew. Good information to have....Very important, Andrew. Good information to have.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-76631476044652234772011-07-27T16:27:14.900-06:002011-07-27T16:27:14.900-06:00Actually, there are a lot of self-publishing optio...Actually, there are a lot of self-publishing options out there that are completely free. This is not to say that you don't have to pay for copies of your book, but, other than that, you can choose to have no cost involved. They do, of course, offer plenty of options that require you to pay, but you don't -have- to choose them. That's an important thing.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-89492159943289427812011-07-26T23:40:44.246-06:002011-07-26T23:40:44.246-06:00Ellie, thank you for your feedback on the question...Ellie, thank you for your feedback on the question. That makes sense.<br /><br />Alyssia, I'll never understand why someone would prefer to make their money by cheating someone else, but it's probably a good thing I can't understand it.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-31379408327157423552011-07-26T05:10:56.702-06:002011-07-26T05:10:56.702-06:00I don't have any experience or recommendations...I don't have any experience or recommendations in this arena, Shannon, but this is definitely an interesting post. An eye-opener. I'm interested to see what kind of comments and/or suggestions this brings on.<br /><br />I'm very sorry, however, to hear this happened to you. It never ceases to amaze me how many predators are out there just to scam you and take your money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514163880053470414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-46227742367911502542011-07-26T04:09:15.382-06:002011-07-26T04:09:15.382-06:00I'm sorry to read about your experiences with ...I'm sorry to read about your experiences with poetry.com and Helium. Personally, I've never submitted to a site or anthology where I've had to pay, or tried to earn money through a content site such as Helium. I had looked into it in the past but the sites I found didn't seem to be offering much money. The fact that you earned several hundred dollars is good, though - it proves writers can earn money that way!<br /><br />I have to agree with Leon, never submit to anyone who expects you to pay. If anything, they should be paying you.<br /><br />As for Helium, even if you can't find the articles anywhere else, you were paid for them, so you should definitely put them on your resume.Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-64190254764795906292011-07-25T23:06:10.983-06:002011-07-25T23:06:10.983-06:00Julie, yeah that's the tricky part, isn't ...Julie, yeah that's the tricky part, isn't it? I have no idea what an agent or editor might look at, for instance, and scoff at.<br /><br />Shelly, ugh, it seems a lot of people have been taken in, and some of the things I read said that reports to the BBB haven't done any good. They aren't doing anything illegal.<br /><br />Rebecca, it's sad that they continue to take advantage of hopeful writers.<br /><br />Yvonne, thank you for the positive news! Good luck with your next release.<br /><br />Mark, very true. The Poetry.com experience is the one that taught me you should never have to pay for your work to get published (unless self-pubbing, of course).<br /><br />Andrew, good points. It has been stressed an awful lot lately that you need to get your name out there. Each place that offers some sort of positive exposure can then be seen as beneficial. It all depends on how you look at it. Plus, for many who self-pub, there are initial costs, so that rule can't really be true anymore, though it is for contests and vanity publications.<br /><br />Rachel, thank you. Yes, it's easy to get caught up in the pleasure of someone saying they enjoy your work. The issue now being that I have a hard time believing it when anyone says it.<br /><br />J.A., I'm curious about the same thing (the rights). I forget how it is put, but on Helium the author retains partial rights, but not exclusive? They say you can submit your articles elsewhere, but you apparently can't remove them from their site. I tried to delete an article I wasn't overly fond of, and there is no way to do it. I like your comparison to any press being good press; it puts it in a different perspective. Then again, negative press is good, too, right, but a bad story wouldn't be?Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-13092503580014436792011-07-25T16:57:11.477-06:002011-07-25T16:57:11.477-06:00Good question...hmmm...Some say any press is good ...Good question...hmmm...Some say any press is good press, so is the same true for publication? Great post. I wish I knew more about those content sites. They seem like a great way to make some cash, but who owns the rights and credits?J.A. Kazimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876584250229776810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-44896100016091281272011-07-25T16:46:36.029-06:002011-07-25T16:46:36.029-06:00Man, what a hard lesson to learn. I know that when...Man, what a hard lesson to learn. I know that when someone enjoys our work it's such a happy moment, and how emotionally hard it had to be to learn it was a scam. Sorry. <br /><br />Your question is a very good one. I hope you can find the answer.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870655070026853342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-49202032079827330552011-07-25T16:12:25.007-06:002011-07-25T16:12:25.007-06:00Part of that comes back to the whole thing of any ...Part of that comes back to the whole thing of any time you are being asked to pay money out, don't do it. In that sense, any publication that's asking you for money, is bad.<br /><br />Your question also comes back to perspective. For instance, from the traditional view, nothing published counts unless it's published traditionally. Meaning, at least, an actual physical magazine or newspaper of some type.<br /><br />The farther you break away from that view, the more fluid things get. In the end, I think it really comes down to having as much visibility as possible. Anything that helps you become more visible to more people is good.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-84712390162894284342011-07-25T11:20:44.811-06:002011-07-25T11:20:44.811-06:00You raise some really good points here. I think ex...You raise some really good points here. I think experience helps, but only if you learn from it:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-71976615284401163712011-07-25T10:00:57.765-06:002011-07-25T10:00:57.765-06:00I went through that years ago it;s disheartening,...I went through that years ago it;s disheartening, I had my poems self published three years ago and another book will hopefully be out by the beginning of next year.<br />Good luck with your writing.<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-28499083513354178362011-07-25T09:32:19.839-06:002011-07-25T09:32:19.839-06:00I ran across the same thing with poetry.com.I ran across the same thing with poetry.com.Memoirs of Me & Minehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366737473619508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-75614271453210950232011-07-25T08:42:31.135-06:002011-07-25T08:42:31.135-06:00Know what? I did the samer thing with my poems. Go...Know what? I did the samer thing with my poems. Got the same deal you did.Shellyhtp://www.shellysnovicewritings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-54424817395532079872011-07-25T06:47:29.695-06:002011-07-25T06:47:29.695-06:00I'm sorry you had this experience with poetry....I'm sorry you had this experience with poetry.com. I'm just learning about all the different scams out there, and it's frustrating, to say the least. <br /><br />I wonder too about the issue of what publications are considered "good" publications. I know there can be sites and publications that are good for your writing resume even if you don't get paid, but there are so many it's hard to know which ones sometimes. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing these experiences and the links, I'm definitely going to check them out. <br /><br />Hope you have a great week, Shannon! :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.com