tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post2904517607531550365..comments2011-03-07T16:26:11.242-06:00Comments on Original Works By Timothy Geigner: How do you write for a living in a digital world?Tim Geignerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18220842119769777026noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-39617261392674183502009-11-30T20:17:23.958-06:002009-11-30T20:17:23.958-06:00Tim - haven't heard from you, so I wanted to m...Tim - haven't heard from you, so I wanted to make sure you weren't wondering why I haven't replied. Email is jon@manfredmacx.com. <br /><br />We don't envision any single path to helping potential fans find you. The website will show "people who liked this author also liked that one" and things like that. We are working to publicize the site - once people are there, we can help them find authors that might interest them. We will help authors publicize themselves. We can help get you off Blogger and onto a more flexible platform. It all depends on the author's situation.Jon Renauthttp://www.manfredmacx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-80803361357985474652009-11-25T13:26:11.944-06:002009-11-25T13:26:11.944-06:00Jon:
I will be emailing you shortly. While I'...Jon:<br /><br />I will be emailing you shortly. While I'm sure those two ideas would get your name around, I was more interested in what your group does to promote author's works. The website said something along the lines of informing people on how they can get the works, and I wondered what you would do to accomplish that.Tim Geignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220842119769777026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-91691375848713527572009-11-25T08:56:28.046-06:002009-11-25T08:56:28.046-06:00You can email me at jon@ the domain of the site.
...You can email me at jon@ the domain of the site.<br /><br />Promotion? I was just hoping to get linked on Techdirt. Alternatively, we'll publish some Harry Potter fan fiction and wait to get sued.Jon Renauthttp://www.manfredmacx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-53856093652211099372009-11-25T08:20:29.817-06:002009-11-25T08:20:29.817-06:00Jon:
Thanks for reaching out. I would be very in...Jon:<br /><br />Thanks for reaching out. I would be very interested in discussing this with you further, particularly regarding what your company will do to promote and what a typical contract looks like. If you don't respond here today, I will contact you through your site.<br /><br />Thanks again for stopping by!Tim Geignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220842119769777026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-86143785669702922992009-11-24T17:06:50.695-06:002009-11-24T17:06:50.695-06:00Glad I was reading the Techdirt comments where you...Glad I was reading the Techdirt comments where you mentioned this. There are, in fact, people looking to help authors do exactly what you describe. One such person is myself. Go check out <a href="http://www.manfredmacx.com" rel="nofollow">Manfred Macx</a>. If you have questions, you can get in touch with us through the site and we can talk further.Jon Renauthttp://www.manfredmacx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-3842814316063534842009-11-20T08:09:29.674-06:002009-11-20T08:09:29.674-06:00Btw, when you linked that Tech Dirt article, did y...Btw, when you linked that Tech Dirt article, did you happen to look at who the first commentor on the story was? <br /><br />;)Tim Geignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220842119769777026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-16906728436653995742009-11-20T08:07:41.119-06:002009-11-20T08:07:41.119-06:00Thanks Mike, but you get entirely too little sleep...Thanks Mike, but you get entirely too little sleep...Tim Geignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220842119769777026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-72989705047197671712009-11-20T05:12:29.849-06:002009-11-20T05:12:29.849-06:00Very cool ideas. You might want to check out what...Very cool ideas. You might want to check out what Robin Sloan is doing as well:<br /><br />http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090828/0159066032.shtml<br /><br />and <br /><br />http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robinsloan/robin-writes-a-book-and-you-get-a-copy<br /><br />He did a lot of cool things during the course of that project.Mike Masnickhttp://www.techdirt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-31378795244556519252009-11-19T17:40:24.393-06:002009-11-19T17:40:24.393-06:00Yes, I will definitely send it your way once I sha...Yes, I will definitely send it your way once I shape it up a little bit. It's something of a semi-sci-fi satire that touches a lot of the concepts we discuss over at Techdirt, and includes my meager attempts at comedy - so you are just about the perfect person to get an opinion from.Marcus Carabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659326948275969132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-1921543849285533622009-11-19T16:01:18.046-06:002009-11-19T16:01:18.046-06:00Absolutely. The only thing I enjoy as much as wri...Absolutely. The only thing I enjoy as much as writing is reading, so I'd be thrilled to collaborate and/or read what you're working on if you like!Tim Geignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220842119769777026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-81794323464249723412009-11-19T15:59:20.444-06:002009-11-19T15:59:20.444-06:00Composing. I am a journalist by education and a gr...Composing. I am a journalist by education and a graphic designer by profession but I constantly wrestle with the desire to write fiction - so NaNoWriMo seemed like a good opportunity.<br /><br />I am also in the process of editing a friend's manuscript though... He's a historical fiction author and he managed the near-impossible by getting a proper literary agent for his first book. Unfortunately it's a monstrous saga about the Inca and tough to sell in this economy (though he's had some very encouraging rejection letters). I'm trying to sell him on a more modern, self-promoted approach but he really wants to see if he can toe the old line and cash in on a traditional contract first - and I have to admit, the book <i>is</i> good enough.<br /><br />In any case, once the madness of NaNoWriMo is over we should consider putting our heads together!Marcus Carabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659326948275969132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-26722431878441256752009-11-19T15:48:38.073-06:002009-11-19T15:48:38.073-06:00Ah, very cool. Are you composing something for Na...Ah, very cool. Are you composing something for NaNoWriMo? Or are you doing submissions editing?Tim Geignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220842119769777026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-48654387000995214022009-11-19T15:44:28.415-06:002009-11-19T15:44:28.415-06:00I will be joining you in the chapter-by-chapter re...I will be joining you in the chapter-by-chapter release scheme at the end of the month when NaNoWriMo comes to a close and I am left with 50,000 extremely messy words to edit.Marcus Carabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659326948275969132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-23078514225016330852009-11-19T15:37:07.864-06:002009-11-19T15:37:07.864-06:00Meh, it isn't much of a blog anyways...yet! I...Meh, it isn't much of a blog anyways...yet! I'm just getting started, but of course I'm always looking forward to thoughts and criticism, particularly on the writing and business model ideas!Tim Geignerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18220842119769777026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3950897384773904883.post-11260125090170781502009-11-19T15:27:39.198-06:002009-11-19T15:27:39.198-06:00Don't know why I never thought to check out yo...Don't know why I never thought to check out your blog before DH, but glad I finally did! Planning on reading your first two chapters tonight when I get home. Good luck figuring out the torrent stuff - I'd offer my advice if I had any.Marcus Carabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659326948275969132noreply@blogger.com