Comments on: A Quick Poll http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/ Solutions for Writers Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:59:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-155126 John Hewitt Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:45:13 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-155126 Thank you to everyone who participated. Here are the results: Writing short stories 11 Blogging for writers 7 The submissions process 5 21st Century Poetry (so far) 5 Exploring writing careers 4 Thank you to everyone who participated. Here are the results:

Writing short stories 11
Blogging for writers 7
The submissions process 5
21st Century Poetry (so far) 5
Exploring writing careers 4

]]> By: Anne http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-152349 Anne Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:07:41 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-152349 I have been thinking about starting a blog and am wondering even where to start, other than doing a lot of writing to have on hand. What are the questions I should be asking myself before I even start? Once started I don't want to have to give up on it too soon. I have been thinking about starting a blog and am wondering even where to start, other than doing a lot of writing to have on hand. What are the questions I should be asking myself
before I even start? Once started I don’t want to have to give up on it too soon.

]]> By: Fran http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-152346 Fran Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:38:46 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-152346 I'd like to learn the process of writing short stories. Something like that moivates me better than the submission process. Maybe also poetry. I’d like to learn the process of writing short stories. Something like that moivates me better than the submission process. Maybe also poetry.

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-152328 John Hewitt Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:12:48 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-152328 Hi Jai, If/when I do submissions, I will attempt to cover every possible medium and length. From short stories to web sites to novels and non-fiction. Hi Jai,

If/when I do submissions, I will attempt to cover every possible medium and length. From short stories to web sites to novels and non-fiction.

]]> By: Dee http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-152068 Dee Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:39:44 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-152068 Exploring writing careers. Exploring writing careers.

]]> By: Jai http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-152061 Jai Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:02:17 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-152061 Short stories and submissions. Are you going to talk, perhaps, about submitting short stories in particular? Since there isn't much of a market for short stories, many writers submit to contests. In the old days, you might eventually get feedback from editors. I have never submitted to a contest. I might if I thought I would get some feedback. That would be worth more than the monetary awards, which hardly ever mean anything. How do you figure out if a short story contest is worth submitting to? I would like feedback, but I don't intend to spend hundreds of dollars in application fees without the chance of learning something. Short stories and submissions.

Are you going to talk, perhaps, about submitting short stories in particular?

Since there isn’t much of a market for short stories, many writers submit to contests. In the old days, you might eventually get feedback from editors.

I have never submitted to a contest. I might if I thought I would get some feedback. That would be worth more than the monetary awards, which hardly ever mean anything.

How do you figure out if a short story contest is worth submitting to? I would like feedback, but I don’t intend to spend hundreds of dollars in application fees without the chance of learning something.

]]> By: Rosemary Nissen-Wade http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-151918 Rosemary Nissen-Wade Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:06:53 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-151918 All of the above, in exactly the order you've listed them. But hey, re blogging for writers, did you know about our friend The Cerebral Mum's new blog devoted to this topic? <a href="http://bloggingpersonal.com/" rel="nofollow"> Blogging Personal</a>? It's really good! All of the above, in exactly the order you’ve listed them.

But hey, re blogging for writers, did you know about our friend The Cerebral Mum’s new blog devoted to this topic? Blogging Personal? It’s really good!

]]> By: Isao http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-151867 Isao Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:19:26 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-151867 I would like to read the mechanics of writing short stories. Tons of websites and books already wrote how to blog, and submission comes after writing, so I opt for the bolts and nuts of short stories. I would like to read the mechanics of writing short stories. Tons of websites and books already wrote how to blog, and submission comes after writing, so I opt for the bolts and nuts of short stories.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-151777 Kevin Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:47:41 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-151777 My choices would be Writing Short Stories and Blogging for writers. My choices would be Writing Short Stories and Blogging for writers.

]]> By: Pearl http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-151698 Pearl Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:32:12 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/a-quick-poll/#comment-151698 I'm curious about what you'd say about 21st century poetry so far. I’m curious about what you’d say about 21st century poetry so far.

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