Writers on the Web

[jasonandrew]

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.

Comments

[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.

[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.

[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