| 10. | Writers usually have extra writing that publishers won't pick up because the publisher has already published something similar or does not have a slot empty ... and people tend to read similar things. (Look at all the Jackie Chan movies guys watch over and over) |
| 9. | Writers usually have more than enough because they practice their writing. |
| 8. | It's the World Wide Web--writers can reach more people around the world via the internet. |
| 7. | Writing on the internet can be changed an improved. You can receive critique, add on, continue .... |
| 6. | Charles Dickens and so many classics were written in serials. When turned into book form, the writers made changes, updated, and added on. |
| 5. | Is everything about money? Don't get this point wrong--getting published by a company is great validation for your writing--but it doesn't matter how you publish. No matter what, there will be someone who likes your writing and someone who hates it. |
| 4. | God gave you whatever talent and skill you have to write. He can bless you with plots. |
| 3. | God can use your work and writing to reach many, many people for Him. On the Internet, for free, anyone and everyone can access your writing. Now, if God wants someone to read your book to reach them, then He will find a way. So pray about it--see what He wants. |
| 2. | I took a Christian ethics course where we talked about the 4th commandment--do not use God's name in vain. Read Malachi 1:10-11 and pray that God will show you how to light "useful" fires on His alter. Pray that your writing will be used as a useful fire--published in book form or on the WWW. |
| 1. | (This is why I put my first story on the Web) People who write pornography seem to have no problem allowing everyone to read their stories for free. Satan has a large stronghold here on the World Wide Web. It's really sad that so much that is Christian can look like it's just about money. |
| * | I'm not saying that you should publish to my site, or any site, I'm just asking your to look in your files and see if you have anything--pray about. See if God wants to use you on the World Wide Web in extraordinary ways. |
| * | I thought I would give some tips I've learned along the way (and things I wished I knew because now I'm having to change things--which is a pain). I'm posting these as lessons I've learned, not in anyway pointed at any page beyond my own :). |
| 1. | Have a way to contact your "readers" when something new is added. I went a year before I started an informal mailing list where I cut and pasted email addresses one at a time into an email, sent it, then did it again. Eventually, I signed up for a mailing list thing and though it's a pain because the people have to confirm their subscriptions and some don't, it has been a year since I did it and my traffic has increased so much. People won't come back unless you remind them--especially when the page does not see an update every day. |
| 2. | When reading, it's hard to read more than 26 letters per line. That's one reason I have a large frame on the left side. I'm also starting to use *blockquote /blockquote*. This pushes everything over on both sides. I just started and my eyes are thanking me. I've converted Basin Springs over, as well as this page, but I guess if you want to see compare that with the old short story A Mountain to Stand On. Again, I wish that I had done this from the beginning. Now I have to change all stories and chapters. Ahh! |
| 3. | I used to be extremely graphic heavy. I would put all graphics for the stories on the main page. Simple is always better. Hard lesson that I learned. Quick loading pages are best. |
| 4. | Be willing to change, add-on, update~even completely. Colors go out of style just like furniture. You can't please everyone, so make it yours and make it fun. Think of it as a playground for yourself or for others to visit and have a blast! |
| * | I'm sure I'm still in need of lots of changes, but I thought I would share these. Hope they help. Part of Novella Ministries is helping other webpages get off the ground. This is part of that--since I believe it's a great service. Let me know if you need anything. |
