tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post1120440516086789992..comments2023-10-23T23:35:22.776+02:00Comments on Cross Words: AuthonomyTed Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-43440333845135529692011-06-17T14:06:34.297+02:002011-06-17T14:06:34.297+02:00I did join authonomy when it first came out, but h...I did join authonomy when it first came out, but haven't made enough use of it. I think I shall go back to it now that I am more organised in my life, so thanks for the reminder.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-80106369964554862702011-06-16T21:29:00.219+02:002011-06-16T21:29:00.219+02:00This is awesome! Thanks for showing us this site! ...This is awesome! Thanks for showing us this site! And really, I can't wait to take a peak at your book, I read the summary and it sound pretty awesome :D And it's awesome that you're having a good experience the people there.<br /><br />I don't know how much I'll use the site myself though because I'm wary about putting my writing on the web. But it still looks like an awesome website!TayLyeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397366587281676012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-19648837280396833602011-06-16T07:52:11.425+02:002011-06-16T07:52:11.425+02:00It can be addictive, and you have to be patient to...It can be addictive, and you have to be patient to find the people you will click with. Expect too much early on and you will probably quit, but if you are patient I believe the site can be rewarding. I wouldn't worry about the 'desk' prize, since that requires loads of game playing, but finding decent people to help crit a book is not such a bad deal.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-2678710104667846172011-06-15T23:23:14.073+02:002011-06-15T23:23:14.073+02:00I might check it out! Won't be able to post my...I might check it out! Won't be able to post my work though, not if I want my publisher to accept it, but it would be interesting to see what's on there.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-77192500090893090382011-06-15T19:19:28.394+02:002011-06-15T19:19:28.394+02:00Thanks for mentioning Authonomy! I found the site ...Thanks for mentioning Authonomy! I found the site to be extremely helpful and I really like the new rating system. Having good writers read your work is a very useful tool. (I also love being able to read some great books for free!) :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582771248232087353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-56283176942203381822011-06-15T17:03:53.629+02:002011-06-15T17:03:53.629+02:00Thanks, L.G., I'll go take a look. Most likely...Thanks, L.G., I'll go take a look. Most likely I won't post it simply because I used to do so but collected too many of them. They made my blog take longer to load, so I left up only the one about fantasy and sci-fi writing.<br /><br />Budd, I imagine some think that I don't read their books, but that is not the case. Anyone who comments or otherwise supports my book, I do read. I will only comment, however, if I feel I have something legitimate to add. Also, if the book is nowhere close to ready, I usually will not bother with it. When someone is especially good, I will sometimes offer to do an in-depth crit, as long as they will send me a bit via email in Word so that I may do it more easily. Others have done that for me as well.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-68810772415904036572011-06-15T15:48:48.092+02:002011-06-15T15:48:48.092+02:00I've looked at the site, but I have been leery...I've looked at the site, but I have been leery of putting too much work up on the internet. <br /><br />Hey, I gave you an award on my blog today.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-13157617866839627032011-06-15T15:38:37.387+02:002011-06-15T15:38:37.387+02:00I have done this at some other communities, but a ...I have done this at some other communities, but a lot of them fill up with people willing to post their work but not willing to read and comment on other people's work. I am talking to you Writer's Cafe.Buddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142269413009487783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-43983813558065356042011-06-15T15:13:13.280+02:002011-06-15T15:13:13.280+02:00I don't want to read it until I'm done wit...I don't want to read it until I'm done with The Shard, but I will eventually.<br /><br />I do wonder how this effects that agent rule "we can't represent anything that has been previously published, anywhere." Not to try to scare you.<br /><br />Oh, and you can read anything on a Kindle. You would have to email her the MS, though. I sometimes read parts of The Shard on mine.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-28548018865505601222011-06-15T15:00:26.557+02:002011-06-15T15:00:26.557+02:00It seems very different to me now. I've had th...It seems very different to me now. I've had this new book up for just over a month and it has had really good input from several people. I have made some important changes that I feel have made the book better. I still have my private crit group, or I will once I finish my move and get my computer back, so I certainly don't rely only on Authonomy. But, I do view it as helpful.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-90793770001065597202011-06-15T14:41:35.118+02:002011-06-15T14:41:35.118+02:00I'm not sure the feedback on auth is all that ...I'm not sure the feedback on auth is all that useful, you get the occasional useful comment of course, but most of the time it's fairly non-specific unless you join one of the critting groups in the forum. i think anyone who wants serious, detailed criticism would do better at Critique Circle which is built for that purpose with none of the game-playing Auth is so notorious for.<br /><br />moodmooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-49718573691099860872011-06-15T13:34:38.718+02:002011-06-15T13:34:38.718+02:00I forgot to mention that the number one thing they...I forgot to mention that the number one thing they did to stop the nonsense was to make reciprocal shelving not mean much anymore. It only pays to find the few books you genuinely feel are worthwhile and basically keep them on your shelf until they reach the desk. I hardly ever change a book anymore.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-83502604047366049542011-06-15T13:32:59.989+02:002011-06-15T13:32:59.989+02:00Joseph, it has changed to a degree on there. I fin...Joseph, it has changed to a degree on there. I find it quite a bit different now from even a year ago. I've found a group of pretty good writers there, and I would not be surprised to see them in print in the next few years. I just ignore the nonsense. Like I said in the post, I've gotten some tangible good feedback on my new chapters that has already helped improve my new book.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-44740098010523452942011-06-15T13:22:57.489+02:002011-06-15T13:22:57.489+02:00I was on Authonomy when it first started and quick...I was on Authonomy when it first started and quickly abandoned it. The critiques I received were not genuine but an effort to elicit a favorable response in a tit-for-tat review process in hopes of making it to the top five and being discovered!<br /><br />I had one woman claim I had changed her life forever, which was shocking given the main character was drunk and eating chicken wings.<br /><br />Of all of the comments I received, a few seemed genuine, but most seemed an attempt to shmooz reciprocation. I certainly did not come away with anything beneficial from the experience as I had not gone there looking for an ego stroke.Joseph L. Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629531390894108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-33464689552603298262011-06-15T10:57:17.856+02:002011-06-15T10:57:17.856+02:00Thanks, Siv, though I have never published my book...Thanks, Siv, though I have never published my books yet. Unless the Kindle allows you to read what is on Authonomy, I doubt you can do so yet without using the internet. Sorry! I'm still dreaming of getting a traditional publishing contract.Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-46885574612729910292011-06-15T10:34:48.305+02:002011-06-15T10:34:48.305+02:00Thanks for the tip, might just check it out. As fo...Thanks for the tip, might just check it out. As for your books my friend, my kindle is waiting in Denver for my daughter to pick it up and bring it home from her vacation. I can't wait! There are so many great books I want to read and yours are on my list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218651886143284455noreply@blogger.com