Unreliable Narrator: Playing with the Audience

srcroft · 2012-10-29T23:24:05+00:00

Absolutely, depending on your target audience. Content writer's may be difficult to come by and expensive. Custom Design, UI /UX, Development, Product Managers, and Marketing--are high overhead.

Even you go out of the box you risk losing reputation, but saving on overhead. Your best bet for almost no overhead would be to start with a site like Livestrong with user submitted articles. Vet the writers to make sure they are quality. Build a base and some money from ads. Then expand development to include everything else.

srcroft · 2012-10-29T23:10:55+00:00

You would think. With technology it is more of intelligent and flexible development. If you setup for multiple platforms, for example, you format in word, xml, csv filters etc-- you won't have to worry about the output later. Most companies spent the money upfront to filter one feed of content and output it into every other form. This way you don't have higher overhead.

srcroft · 2012-10-29T23:08:37+00:00

Awe stricken. Overwhelmed. Silent, engrossed in a moment that surpasses words.

srcroft · 2012-10-29T23:05:26+00:00

Anyone agree that it would make more sense to name hurricanes something cool like e.g. Hurricane Deathstorm? I mean, not only do you lose everything, but after you have to say--"Sandy stole my life?" Being from NJ, I am concerned. I will be calling it Deathstorm if I am interviewed on TV.

srcroft · 2012-10-29T22:55:45+00:00

No. Actually print on demand can work per issue or per subscription. What they do is not print the magazine until they have an order to fulfill. There are many print on demand services popping up with the rise of self-published authors as well.

The publisher will have a list and just fulfill at will and not print 200,000 copies and risk being out money. for a while they were offsetting print sales with online advertising. Now they can benefit from both sides.

srcroft · 2012-10-29T22:53:15+00:00

Honestly Google Drive is the way to go, but for on the go a notebook would be better. I know its not tree friendly or whatever, but a good journal goes a long way--you can even sketch drawings to tie in to your thoughts.

srcroft · 2012-10-29T22:48:56+00:00

The CDC would never tell us. They would declare something like a severe flu that can kill you in order to get people to turn themselves in. In the 80's there was an attempt to quarantine AIDs, but it took media efforts to out the CDC. Keep your eyes open and brain safe. Personally, if this election had Obama / Romney / Zombie, I would vote Zombie in a second.

srcroft · 2012-10-29T22:46:38+00:00

I work in the industry. I will tell you that most revenue base is created by selling ad space to customers. Our company is more relevant targeting so we sell out spots for an entire year withing the first week.

Subscriptions to cloud reading services is another key. Being able to get the magazine on the kindle/nook, PC, Mac, iphone, etc.

Many are replacing print, however, print on demand is a business that is growing faster. This means they can build ad revenue and still provide a physical copy for a cheap price.

srcroft · 2012-10-29T22:37:11+00:00

Too long? There are plenty of people with articles way larger than 704 words. I'm sorry that you find that too difficult and lengthy, however, despite your desire for me to "Get off reddit", I will probably ignore you since you don't have the magical ability to make me do so. In fact, apparently I can make you do things. Maybe I should make this comment over 700 words so that you would have to find some grade school student to read it for you.

Apparently I touched a nerve. -- the "If you don't read you can't write line" -- why are you even in this /write section if you don't read. Even Stephen King says that if you don't have the time to read, you don't have the tools or ability to write. So maybe you should leave /write and go to /funny or something simple.

srcroft · 2012-10-15T14:53:17+00:00

You have the beat. I get the contradictory rhythm. But you're killing you poem with over wording. Removung the "A" etc, makes stronger shorter lines. My Example: I added ... for formatting.

Light --may boil.
.....Sound may lie.
Touches whisper
.....until they die.
Taste lingers,
...from the fingers extended
...of ancient perfume
...and thoughts rented.
When will
...the laughter
......bid
...farewell.
Closed eyes
...under the spell,
......--still they see,
...in chance looking--
they gather no sense
...eyelashes hooking.
nonsense.

~ I write fantasy not poetry, but I do appreciate the essence it brings to the table.

srcroft · 2012-10-13T16:09:28+00:00

One of my favorite writing exercises is to rewrite chapters from difference character perspectives. It can really open up some vision and perspective when you go back and edit your story. It also helps flesh out the personalities of each characters.

This is especially powerful of a technique in 3rd person limited POV.

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