The Long Distance Writer
A writer must think of writing as a life style. Only in this way will the writer learn to write quality content.
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The young writer of the Information Age is lucky. If no one will publish the young writer, the writer can get on the Internet and self-publish. Today, everyone is a writer. Today, everyone is a publisher. It didn’t use to be this way.
Before the Internet, when I was a young man, a writer had to depend on someone else for publication; the writer had to depend on someone else to invest time, money and skill into the work. Or, the writer could pay someone to publish the work, but then neither the writer or the work would be taken seriously in the world of publishing.
So, writers would spend five, ten, fifteen or more years learning their craft before anyone heard of them. Writers would write for five, ten, fifteen years or more learning their craft before they could get an agent, editor or publisher to look at their work and for the world to recognize their talent. The writers who made a splash when they were young were so rare that they became celebrities. 99.9% of writers will never be celebrities.
The Internet opened up the world of publishing. Now the quantity of content competes with the quality of content. The Internet devours flash fiction stories and articles faster than writers can write them. I for one do not want to go back to the days before the Internet. I’m having too much fun.
But I wonder how many of the writers who grew up with the Internet would have had the perseverance to keep writing for five, ten, fifteen or more years without recognition.
Well, everything is relative; and even today’s young writer still needs perseverance.
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August 24th, 2009 at 4:32 am
As a teenager, my view on this wouldn’t really count much because I don’t know what it was like in “those old days” but the internet has pushed writing to a stage that to be a writer, you do need perseverence and if you write on the internet and you don’t find yourself hitting the pinnacle of your writing career, you don’t necessarily have to give up.
Let’s take Triond for example. It’s packed with loads of writers. Now some of these writers may have never had an article published or a novel sold but in Triond, nearly everyone knows who Ruby Hawk is… or who Guy Hogan is…or who Darla Smith is… These people who do write articles that are viewed by many become the Triond celebrities. Writing should be done because you love it even if it means that you are earning 1 cent on Triond per month or if none of your 1000 books have been published.
Good thought provoking article.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Days really have changed, and I am glad that today writing and publishing content on the net has been much easier. Thanks guy, for the nice review.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:58 am
Thanks for opening our eyes. I’m thankful indeed. Like it!
August 24th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Hi, Atikin: The Internet has certainly given my writing a boost. And I truly appreciate the exposure it can give a writer of any age. As a matter of fact, Triond is a perfect fit for me. I’m glad I kept writing long enough to be part of the Information Age.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Hi, Buma: The net is really amazing. To think that a writer can write at home and have his or her work viewed by people all over the world is like magic.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Hi, Mrs. Heart: About ten years ago was the first time I tried to send an e-mail. I didn’t even know what e-mail was. Now I’m the Editor/Publisher of my own online flash fiction publication and I’m a member of the Triond community. I’m living part of my life online.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:07 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Quite interesting reading.As you said I have got that mental frame, but I have to bring it out as a way of life.Then it will take care of everything, I believe.Thanks for sharing your article.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:38 am
It is true that Internet has opened vast opportunity for writers who are having varying degree of writing talent. While writing online quality is very important to attract people to read your published content. Search engine friendliness of content is also a vital factor that determines the popularity.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Nice article about writing and publishing online. I’m sure that many will still be writing years from now.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Well said. When you write for the love of it, you forget about being published, but SEO writting brings you back to reality.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
rexaniel, how are you? Thanks for the tip about Buskisa. The fact of the matter is is that I am now so involved with the Triond community and my personal blog that I refuse to do anything esle online no matter how simple it is.
Time is not on my side.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Ramalingam, writing is a process and writing well is a long process. It just takes time and sometimes it takes a long time; but that’s okay. A life time passion is a good thing. I’m sure glad I’ve had writing as a life time passion. Writing helps to keep me young.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Gijo, you are so right. I have to get a lot better at SEO. I think that’s what they call it. So, when I write something now I’m a lot more aware of using key words in my content and of using the key words as tags so the search engines can find my content.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
BeatsMe, yes that was the message I was trying to get across. If a writer is serious about writing that writer will be writing for a long tme. That’s the only way to get good.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Marie, how true how true. And it’s a good thing I have not only a love of writing but also a need for writing because other wise I would have given up years ago.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Online writing keep you connected with some of your serious, like-minded readers, and that its quite an exhilarating experience.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Excellent points. I have two novel-length manuscripts and scads of poetry that surfaces in odd moments when cleaning or clearing up old files. I think on-line publishing will shake down in a few years, and that quality will shine regardless. We all have our favorites we watch for, and hope they’ve written something new.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Interesting. Days really are fast changing.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I began writing before the days of the internet. Tried to get some poetry published while in college and got enough rejection slips to paper a room.
A few years later worked as a writer for an all sports newspaper. The pay was lousy but at least the bowling scores got read.
Now here I am. Trust me this is definitely more fun!
August 25th, 2009 at 4:34 am
Yeah, the internet certainly has paved a way for many aspiring writers, even those who did not have the inclination to write have ju,ped into the bandwagon as well.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Yes, Uma, how true. And it’s nice to be able to inter-act with like minded writers from all over the world, another benefit of the web.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Daisy, I also think that the Internet is in it’s infancy. And we’re all getting in on the ground floor. It’s a nice place to be at the start of a new industry.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
giftarist, if it wasn’t for the Internet I don’t know where I would be as a writer. Triond is a life saver and a great opportunity.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
martie, you better believe this is more fun. I’ve also had my fair share of rejection notices. Years and years of rejection notices. I’ve only gotten two rejection notices from Triond in over 100 submissions. Now that’s fun.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Hi, Melody, you said it. And I think the fact that the web allows everyone to have a voice is a good thing. It means that everyone’s voice has value, not just the people at the top.