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R. S. Leergaard:

--- Quote from: FishStampede on October 14, 2012, 12:52:34 PM ---Well, I signed up for FanStory. I think you're wrong about it being free, as even after building up a ton of points through grinding reviews, I still couldn't figure out how to post my story without upgrading my membership.

Never got a response back from the other site. Oh well.

--- End quote ---

You're right about needing to be a premier member at FanStory and not being able to use the site credits for it. I don't remember doing that but I guess I must have as I did once have stories there. They say the memory is the first thing to go, but I don't remember who they are.

Ah, well. I still have the reviewers at fwo. By the way, keep checking your e-mails (junk also) for their reply. They can be a bit slow at times.

slrogers:
I want to read more of things you've written. I've found an amazon profile but no books ... Let me know when you have something there. (Or where you've moved your books to.)

Shecky:
Book Country has a very good reputation among writers. And it does require giving critiques in order to be able to get them.

slrogers:
Does one need to be aware of legalities when going to one of these peer review sites? What happens if you read or write something very similar to what you or someone else is working on?
 I normally wouldn't worry too much about it, except for all the warnings on this site about posting story lines. It just makes me wonder what exactly are the legalities involved in such things.

Snowleopard:
Well, on this site - not posting story lines is to avoid messing
Jim up on any of his books.
I would think that when you post on any of these critique sites you do run the risk
of running into someone with a similar story line or, possibly,
in having someone borrow your story line inadvertently.
It happens - Harlan Ellison was at a writer's workshop and
lo and behold, some kid who didn't know Harlan at all came in
with a story very, very similar to Harlan's story - Bleeding Stones.
Harlan made arrangements with the kid because he'd heard the
kid's story.  So if it can happen to Harlan it can happen to anyone.

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