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Mike Scantlebury's Articles in Writing Show All|Display Category|Title|Newest|Oldest Internet Authors are the new Black Swans Life is so unpredictable. Just when you were pretty sure that all swans were white, someone goes off and discovers Australia, where swans can be found that are black. No one was expecting that. Likewise, no one is expecting the edifice of Traditional Publishing to crumble, but after 250 years it is finally beginning to shake. Internet Authoring is the way of the future. That's a surprise too. Internet Authors don't use quills Every artist has a hero, someone they admired when younger and then set out to emulate. But do they copy the person or just follow in their footsteps? If you want to go the way of William Shakespeare does that mean you have to use a quill pen and write on parchment? Or is their another way? Perhaps we can learn from the best of new techology, while not ignoring the lessons of the past. Internet Authors are farmers, really As the age of Traditional Publishing draws to an end, authors are finding that the internet can now meet all their needs, for getting published and being heard. Writers make contact with readers through the web, get feedback and improve their craft. Their work grows in the sunlight of positive criticism, watered by the rain of encouragement. The author brings in a well-deserved harvest. Just like farmers, maybe? Internet Authors don't need friends You want to write a book and see it in print? So who do you think is going to help you? Not your 'friends'. Not the people who like you as you are and don't want to see you change. Not the people who are jealous of your talent and your ambition. Not the people on the same road, the same race track, aiming for the same finishing line. You think they'll help? Think again. You're on your own. Make the most of it. Alternatives to story telling If the medium changes, so does the message - or so the message went in the 1970s. Does anyone still believe that? More likely, the skills, experiences and ingredients of good story telling have actually stayed the same over the years, even if quill pens have given way to computerised word processors. At least, that's what this author thinks. Agree? Or disagree, it's up to you. Internet Authors are protest writers If several authors are writing books on similar themes does this make a 'trend'? Traditional Publishers don't think so. They've never heard of Protest Novelists or Challenging Writers, but this could be the 'next big thing' in the world of books. To find it, you might have to look on the internet, but that's no bad thing. There's plenty of good stuff out there, just waiting to be read. Internet Authors don't need prospectors Publishers need authors, (they say). If that's so, why don't they read the stuff that arrives in the post? Because they aren't prospectors, says Mike Scantlebury, Internet Author. Publishers don't actually sieve the dross, looking for nuggets of gold. How could they? They're far too busy doing lunch and attending ceremonies, you know, important stuff, he says. Internet Authors don't need needs Ever wondered how to give the publisher exactly what they want? Forget it. Even if they knew, by the time they made up their mind, they'd have already moved on. Yes, check out Mike Scantlebury and see what he has to say on the subject of writing, publishing and finding out how to give the readers what they want - a much better idea. Internet Authors don't need fame Tough being an author? Even tougher being a publisher! But in the world of Traditional Publishing there's all kinds of self-inflicted pain, most of which is no help to themselves, or their clients. Tune in with Mike Scantlebury and hear why he's an Internet Author, not bothering with the follow-my-leader of the last 250 years, now hopelessly out of date. Internet Authors don't need nonsense Okay, so you've written a book and you're looking for advice. It would be nice to hear from an 'expert'. Unfortunately, most people turn to publishers instead. What hopes have you got of learning anything? Mike Scantlebury, Internet Author, isn't impressed with the standards of feedback available. Hear his story. Internet Authors don't need Club Class What have 'bacon bits' got to do with new novels and Internet Publishing? See what Mike Scantlebury has to say about the obsession of Traditional Publishers for the supposed First Class of novel writing, and check out what other options might be available for the aspiring author and would-be writer. Alternatives to books Why are people so dense? Why won't they do what's good for them? Men in white coats have been sweating in labs for many years to invent the perfect e-book reader, so why aren't they everyhwere? Why can't people just ditch those smelly, crumbly, rotting woody things called 'books' and start living in Century 21? Ask author Mike Scantlebury and see if he has any suggestions. Internet Authors don't need greed Who needs money? Well, we live in a cash-based culture, so that must be everyone, right? Yes, we need funds but that doesn't mean we have to be in thrall to it. Break loose! Feel free! Hear what Mike Scantlebury has to say about why bother writing the book you've always dreamed of. Internet Authors don't need timing Unpublished authors are swamped by advice. Is any of it any good? Internet Author Mike Scantlebury comes out swinging, challenging the idea that 'timing is everything', especially away from the world of Traditional Publishing and out on the frontier of writing and the internet. It's a thrilling world out there, full of possibilities. Try it! Internet Authors don't need advice You're an author. You're feeling a little isolated, a bit lonely. You want comfort and encouragement. You ask for advice. Bad luck! What you get is unhelpful and contradictory. Better to ignore these offerings and get your work into print. On the internet. The only place that accepts whatever you have to offer and gives you feedback once the work is in print, not stifling your efforts before they ever see the light of day. Internet Authors are Market Traders Internet Authors set up scruffy and unprofessional web sites to display their wares. What does that remind you of? Why - the market stalls that clutter the pavements of downtown areas in cities all over the world. Maybe this 'new wave' doesn't need the plush offices of Traditional Publishers. Maybe they scorn the fripperies of clubs, lunches and award ceremonies. The question is - are the books any good? Internet Authors live in the present Bad day? If you're already feeling bad, it's hard enough to cope with the 'here and now'. And who knows what disasters tomorrow may bring? Talk to Mike Scantlebury and hear why it's a good idea to 'pick yourself up' and start again, but even better to brush off the dust of defeat as well as keeping your head out of the clouds of what might be coming. (It might not.) Let's talk about 'now'. What can we do - today? Internet Authors free the genie What if? What if? The perennial call of the dreamer, the visionary, and the Internet Author. Such creative writers have seen the future, and it's not as we know it. It includes the end of the domination of Traditional Publishers and the rise in importance of The Reader, the ultimate customer of all writers. People may now make their livings on the net. What next? Mike Scantlebury has a prediction. Internet Authors don't need money Every author wants to make a fortune, right? Of course, so that they can pay their publishers back for what they owe them; their agent; the PR guy; and the trainee who fetches the coffee. Oh, and the plush offices. The authors pay for them, don' they. Not much gets through to the creators of the books, but you wouldn't expect that, would you? You would? Seriously? Internet Authors don't need Patrons What year is it? What century are we living in? It seems like Traditional Publishers don't know. They like to pretend that 'publishing is a business' and that it's 'all about the money', then they pick and choose authors like they're actually the aristocratic Patrons of old, preferencing grand and flowery Literature over best-selling schlock. What's up with these guys? Can't they make up their minds? Internet Authors have feelings too You've written a novel? Sure, you want to get it published. That's easy, if you're a robot. On the other hand, if you're a human being with genuine feelings, then you're going to stumble, fall, and eventually be totally defeated by the humiliation of rejection that seems to be the norm being handed out by Traditional Publishers. That's enough. If you want another way, try Internet Publishing. It works. Internet Authors aren't Dummies Why do would-be authors put themselves down? Why do they assume they must be 'dummies', just because they haven't been published - yet? Everyone has to start somewhere, but why should clever, creative people assume they have to go back to kindergarten? Get your books out on the internet and sidestep the harrassing and negative feedback, so-called 'advice' and putdowns. Internet Authors aren't losers Authors who feel depressed and defeated by life need to realise that they are only feeling bad because they are currently trapped in a game, run by biased people with their own agenda. Writers need to keep on writing and start making their own rules, using the Internet to find a home for their work and coming to terms with the way the world actually works - badly for struggling authors. Internet Authors aren't carnivores Calling people names doesn't solve anything, and for Traditional Publishers to pretend that Internet Authors aren't what they claim to be is hardly going to advance the debate. Join Internet Author Mike Scantlebury in looking at the pros and cons of putting up your newly-written book on the web, and just see if what he is saying doesn't make sense. It could be the best move you made all week.	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