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I came across this community.

http://community.livejournal.com/ae_stories/friends

Which lead me to examine this website http://www.talesofmu.com/

I am completely facinated by this.

This writer is working in serialized fiction much like Charles Dickens. Her fans are actively supporting her.

I think eventually this might be the way fiction is sent out into the world. You subscribe to the writers you want to read. You pay them directly.

Date: 2009-06-11 10:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] talithakalago.livejournal.com
I've heard a few other writers contemplating doing this, however they tend to be already established in the publishing world.

Lynn Flewelling was thinking about doing it with a series of short stories about her characters that people paid one or two dollars to read--while she was still producing novels for her publisher on the side.

Date: 2009-06-12 12:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] highway-west.livejournal.com
The thing that is amazing is that this writer isn't well known outside of her fans.

I think the world might goes this route in 20 years.

I've always wanted to see my novel in a store so there I bash my heads against the windmills.

Date: 2009-06-12 12:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] talithakalago.livejournal.com
I'm not inclined to agree. Self publishing has always been around and the internet made it less profitable, rather than more.

It's something people can do as a hobby, however appart from a few rare people, it's not going to be a way to make a living--and I think that's what a lot of writers want to do.

To be honest, I think books are like movies. A whole crew is needed to make a good one. Otherwise you tend to end up with that homemade porn look. :P

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