To Post or Not to Post?

[Kori]

I generally only publish my poetry online, and only then on sites where I might get actually critiqued instead of people telling me its nice or pretty, and only then when said site will allow a copyright. Poetry is a little weird when it comes to stealing, but I would be pretty pissed if someone copied an entire poem and claimed it as their own, especially when I am sending poems off to literary magazines.

For short stories and novels, I tend to be a bit more shy about sharing them. Short stories I might post if I'm planning on editing it or even completely rewriting it, and the feedback is always helpful, but for novels I am afraid someone might want to steal it. That, when it is beaten the heck out of, will be the number one thing I will be selling to publishers. I don't want any part of it anywhere but in said book.

[Dodger Thirteen]

Here's the thing: if you post something at the internet and a publisher finds out, then they are less likely to publish it if you're a "no name" author. Why? Because if people can get something for free, why would you pay for it? [Insert innuendo here.]

But in all honesty, I would avoid putting things on the internet if you honestly want to get something published professionally.

[onlyaworkingtitle]

Dec 16, 2011 0:17:28 GMT -5 Dodger Thirteen said:

Here's the thing: if you post something at the internet and a publisher finds out, then they are less likely to publish it if you're a "no name" author.

Also, if you post something on the internet and submit it to a publisher, THE PUBLISHER WILL FIND IT ON THE INTERNET. They have all sorts of programs to scan the web for even the slightest hint of plagiarism. And they will care, regardless of the site's copyright rules.

[Dodger Thirteen]

Dec 16, 2011 13:08:53 GMT -5 onlyaworkingtitle said:

Dec 16, 2011 0:17:28 GMT -5 Dodger Thirteen said:

Here's the thing: if you post something at the internet and a publisher finds out, then they are less likely to publish it if you're a "no name" author.

Also, if you post something on the internet and submit it to a publisher, THE PUBLISHER WILL FIND IT ON THE INTERNET. They have all sorts of programs to scan the web for even the slightest hint of plagiarism. And they will care, regardless of the site's copyright rules.

Yep, just like the things professors now have to find plagiarism as well.

...Plagiarism is a very jarring word.