FIRST THE REASON WHY I AM WRITING IN ALL CAPS IS THAT I AM VERY NEAR SIGHTED. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO READ MY OWN BLOG.. NOW I HAVE BEEN TO MANY MARKET WEB SITES AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT MY FAVORITE IS http://www.ralan.com/ IF YOU ARE A SF/F/H POET. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS MATTER.
NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THIS YEAR THE TWO WRITERS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR GRAND MASTER THIS YEAR BY THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SCIENCE FICTION POETRY ASSOCIATION. ONE IS JANE YOLEN WHO NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION AND THE OTHER IS RICHARD TIERNEY WHO IS KIND OF OBSCURE UNLESS YOUR FAMILIAR WITH DARK FANTASY AND HORROR. BOTH DESERVE IT BUT ALAS THE RULES OF THE SCIENCE FICTION POETRY ASSOCIATION PERMIT ONLY ONE PERSON TO BE HONORED AS GRAND MASTER PER YEAR. NOW THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY PROFESSIONAL CREATIVE GROUPS HAVE GRAND MASTERSHIPS AND AN IMPORTANT ONE IS PUBLICITY FOR THIER FIELD. BASED ON JUST THAT YOLEN IS THE OBVIOUS CHOICE.
THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH GRAND MASTERSHIPS. YOU REALLY CANT PICK MORE THAN ONE BECAUSE IT DILUTES THE IMPACT OF THESE HONORS BUT DO THESE AWARDS ULTIMATELY DO MORE HARM TO THESE GROUPS. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME.
LASTLY I WILL REVIEW SELF PUBLISHED WORK. PLEASE KNOW I AM PREJUDICED AGAINST SELF PUBLISHING BUT I DO REALIZE THAT MUCH GOOD WORK IN POETRY IS SELF PUBLISHED.
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Will you review or promote crowdfunded poetry projects? These are projects where a poet sells direct to an audience online, rather than through conventional editors. I've found it to be an extremely effective business model.
ReplyDeleteFor more on crowdfunding in general:
http://community.livejournal.com/crowdfunding/
To see my Poetry Fishbowl project:
http://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/730515.html
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