tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18829500.post7738421416508891391..comments2023-10-11T10:40:48.712-04:00Comments on The Miserable Annals of the Earth: DeniedDoc Nebulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052810933464744998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18829500.post-15384030426047313412008-04-10T15:13:00.000-04:002008-04-10T15:13:00.000-04:00Sorry they didn't accept it, D.But that's all it m...Sorry they didn't accept it, D.<BR/>But that's all it means, one editor didn't accept it. <BR/>I've been pondering this development since you posted this yesterday. I'd suggest submitting it to other places (as I'm sure this isn't the only market buying cyberpunk stories) and I know print, if it isn't dead, it's coughing up blood.<BR/>I was reading in Rolling Stone about some artists selling their albums online or setting up deals where they get more than if they went with the standard deal offered by the labels (The Eagles' deal with Wal-Mart, for instance) and while right now that works more for established artists than new ones, it seems that the music industry is slightly ahead of where entertainment distribution is going (they were involved with downloading first, or at least people heard about it first with music)<BR/>Have you thought about setting up a website for just your stories? I know, I know, you have some stories linked on the blog, but I was thinking of a separate site. Put what you have up there, maybe set up a PayPal donate button to get people to donate if they download (yes, the online market is even more in it's infancy and no one's really figured out a way to monetize it) maybe see about selling some works (like your trilogy) as a download, or use it to promote yourself. Look at some of the sites selling Project Wonderful ads (you bid to have your ad placed, sometimes as low as a few cents a day) and look toward getting the site to pay for itself, then seeing about making any money for yourself after that.<BR/>With the way things are, yes, people aren't reading as much as they used to, but if there's something they want to read, the market is there.<BR/>In the writer's market there's an element of luck, or random chance, and maybe something like this would lead to you taking the next step.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com