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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MartinS" data-source="post: 359502" data-attributes="member: 22279">Hi mathogre. Publishing material of any sort on here isn't a good idea, for a few reasons: it's too easy to publish material on here, so it'll probably be published prematurely; once it's on here it can't be sold elsewhere, either for money or anything else; what would be the point? You've put time and effort into writing it, you owe it to yourself and the piece to send it out to a potential publisher, be it small press magazine or major publishing house.Neither is there any value or worth in posting stuff on here and saying "this is what I've got so far, what do you think?" or "I've had this idea..." It's just not a good idea, really. The only people who have any right to comment on your material are your agent and/or editor, and your "Ideal Reader" (see below). If you don't have an agent or editor yet, then you just need to keep hitting the keys and sending stuff out.However, discussion of technique, sources of raw material, potential markets, ways to approach publishers, using applications, etc, might be interesting, but should perhaps just be limited to this thread.I'll start by saying the Scrivener is a wonderful writing app. I'd secondly advise any beginning (or otherwise) writer to read On Writing by Stephen King – it's probably the most useful writing book any writer could ever hope to read. Inspirational, with real nuts and bolts stuff to boot. Want to know what you need in your writer's toolbox? Want to know who your Ideal Reader should be? Want to know the difference between writing with the door open and writing with the door closed? It's all in here.Thirdly, start thickening your skin: the best thing about being a writer is being published. It's also the worst thing.</blockquote>

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