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Re: HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web

Peter — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:30:55 -0000

Web applications and social media have made the process of writing, considerably easier and arguably the most enjoyable.

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Dorothysur — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:04:52 -0000

It does not hurt, at least try to find a traditional publisher. Obtained in this case, you probably need an agent, in this case, AgentQuery excellent service. Google Book Search is an excellent source of information, to receive a quick way to do some good research.

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Food and Wine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:32:00 -0000

You could also use pyroom.org - distraction free writing. for the novel.

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neilkevin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:48:13 -0000

Thanks for sharing such fantastic tips for how to write novel. All are really mind blowing. I was wondering this stuffs only . It is really easy to write novel by using this tips.

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Re: HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web

Henry — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:47:28 -0000

useful information
i like reading novle
after reading your "How to",i still think i have not the talent to write one :(

Re: HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web

suziwollman — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:06:18 -0000

Thanks so much for all your wonderful info. I went to every site, signed up for most, and bookmarked them all.

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Rocky Reichman — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:52:54 -0000

Thanks for this informative and badly needed article. Websites like Lulu have certainly made publishing easier. But for the actual writing part, I prefer purposefully not using the Web. Research and marketing may benefit from these websites and apps, but ultimately, fiction writers need as much privacy and "space" as they can write. So while the Web helps a great deal, the actual Writing part of the process could benefit from less distractions and just plain old text document.

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Paul Hassing — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:56:38 -0000

Sorry. Double handled there. Feel free to delete this one.

Re: HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web

Paul Hassing — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:55:57 -0000

Very very helpful. Thank you very much! :)

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Indy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:59:54 -0000

Thank you Bradhart. You pretty much confirmed my train of thought, as well. I appreciate it!

Re: HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web

bradhart — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:22:37 -0000

N/M they hide the link in little bitty text

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bradhart — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:12:34 -0000

Highrise doesn't appear to support free accounts anymore

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Alejandra Quiroz — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:43:31 -0000

Wow, awesome post! Great resources, I've nver heard of many of them, but I can see they are going to be really helpful!

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phreanix — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:32:54 -0000

FYI, Highrise has no free option anymore.

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Ed — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:56:33 -0000

Fantastic article on writing! These are great resources that I will be checking out.

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Re: HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web

Kaylen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:41:06 -0000

don't self publish.

IDEA: gather all your literary friends and get on etherpad.com. They can read the story, revise it, and change it all while talking together in a chat window and discussing what you've written

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100woman — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:17:53 -0000

写的不错啊

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s morgan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:03:48 -0000

It was great to see that one of the key areas you mentioned was organization. I've found quite a few programs that help with creating storyboards, formatting manuscripts, writing prompts, etc. What I feel is missing is a tool that allows the user to easily store and organize detailed data about of the peripheral information and to then be able to categorize, filter, search and link those pieces together, so they can all be easily found at one time.

Since we couldn't find anything like that, we decided to build it. We're not quite ready yet, but we will be launching an online program at the end of October that will support storage of detailed information related to characters, locations, facts, attributions, tasks, etc.

It's not a sharing program and the user would still use their preferred method or software for writing. Woubie, our product, is simply a great way to organize and re-use all of the peripheral information.

Regards,
Sue

Re: HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web

bradhart — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:32:22 -0000

You have mistaken published for printed, there is a big difference...

Re: HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web

bradhart — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:29:13 -0000

Posting online for people serious about their work has some severe disadvantages. While there is always the notion of having your story ripped off, it isn't the only reason. With work good enough to be in print you will have a much harder time selling it if it has been online and publicly available.

From a creative standpoint there are benefits for fiction writers of online collaboration and feedback, but it is a slippery slope especially for unpublished fiction writers hoping to get published.

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oliverbrooks — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:45:42 -0000

A couple of friends and I have been working on a service called completelynovel.com. This is a platform for a new type of socially managed publishing company combining communities of readers, writers, publishers and service providers.

It brings together all the essential parts of the industry in one social reading/writing network including the tools the industry uses (ISBN distribution, print-on-demand production, twitter and social marketing etc).

The flow for the writer is
1) Self publish: online (via BookStreamer embeddable online reader) and in print (via print-on-demand).
2) Improve: readers, writers and editors give impartial feedback
3) Market/Sell: the hottest books on the site whizz up the charts as readers read & buy them encouraging even more sales.
4) Get published: Use your books performance and feedback as a basis for presenting the business case for your book to traditional publishers (2 writers have already been published).

We're still very new but some pretty cool things are already happening. We'll put a press release together soon but would love to hear your thoughts in the mean time!

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Source Control — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:04:25 -0000

I never thought publishing a novel is so easy. Thank u for sharing.

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Audree — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:16:46 -0000

Josh,

These are great resources. I am a creative on crowdSPRING, and through the site I designed a book cover (The Chaos Scenario) that was just published. I am working on my own children's book and trying to figure out what to do with it when I get it finished. This will help. Thanks.

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Made in DNA — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:47:14 -0000

Hahaha, I might be one of those 'old guards' because I'm not positively convinced as to why books need to be Creative Commons. I copyright all my work and yet still give it away (as you know well Edy ;) ). I think this is really a silly debate, but perhaps that's because I just don't get it. I'm always open to enlightenment. Until then, if it's being given away for free then copyright shouldn't be an issue, IMO.

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Greg Pincus — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:37:11 -0000

That's a great list and nicely ordered, too. I'd add Twitter as an additional resource for a couple of those categories. It's a great research tool with the ability to ask question or search for information. Also, it's a wonderful place to connect: there are many writers, agents, editors, and readers on Twitter as well as many organized chats (#writechat, #kidlitchat (which I co-host with @BonnieAdamson), #askagent, #followreader, and more) with writing/publishing topics. And, after you have a book, Twitter can be a promotional tool, too. While it's not necessarily a writing medium, many folks do tweet works of fiction, including National Book Award nominee Kathleen Duey (@kathleenduey) who is writing a novel called Russet in real-time via tweets.