tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post8766215379998390590..comments2023-12-30T09:35:40.561-07:00Comments on Chiseled in Rock: Conned at a Conference: ContestsChiseled in Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02545077591839974850noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-49903777273209759812014-08-06T05:21:21.411-06:002014-08-06T05:21:21.411-06:00I agree, Gusto! Well written!
Everyone has an opi...I agree, Gusto! Well written!<br /><br />Everyone has an opinion, but not all opinions belong in your work. Sure, some will most likely write in and take issue with what you've said, and point out all the positives to contests, and that's fine, but in my experience, no, haven't seen any earth-shattering results, either. The way I look at it, you can either write for/toward contest entry or write to publish--nothing "wrong" with either, but understand what you're doing. Contests don't guarantee you publication, and in today's New Indie World, there are definitely other options!<br /><br />And I love your statement about " Plus, why would I pay extra for their feedback when I’ve spent months in critique groups getting critiqued to death for free?" if you belong to critique groups, and gaining such a "look" from that person tells me much about the "traditional mindset" of that person...and "traditional" is not what I'm (and I'm sure many others) about. I love breaking rules and simply don't like being told what to do, what's acceptable. I've found critique groups and contests too "set in their ways" too traditional about "what must be and must not be" in mss and their execution. What must be done up front, in the middle, at the end. To me, if a story "works," who cares how it's constructed...if the construction didn't work, then the story didn't work. Flashbacks have always bugged my groups, now, everyone's doing them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com