Sunday, January 28, 2007

2007 Bloggies - WebBlog Award

Well, finally things are a bit back to normal, and now I can concentrate on the blogs especially on Cobwebs Of The Mind. However, first I want to thank everyone who voted for Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen as the best food blog. It is now in the finalists of the Best Food Blog Of The Year. And if you have a chance voting for Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen as the BEST food blog would be greatly appreciated. Click here to go over to the Bloggies page and vote.

A while back we did a review of a blog, "Cobwebs Of The Mind Blog Review: Karen M. Lynch's "The Breast Blog". Karen's blog is also in the running of the finalists, under "Best Topical Blog". Karen deserves to win. Period. Her blog is very important, even critical to many women out there. Please take a moment to vote for her blog, (even if you pass on Help! I Have A Fire In My Kitchen.)


You have until Feb. 2nd!

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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Contests, Contests, Contests & Even More Contests

First let me apologize for the break in posts. This past week has been an incredibly busy one with writing and preparations for my son's Bar Mitzvah next weekend. I just had to give up on Blogs and posting and all that stuff to remain a bit of sane.

Many writers see contests as a possible springboard to success--a way to add to their writing resumes, or get a toehold in the industry. However, for novelists, poets, and short fiction writers, few of the hundreds of contests out there have that kind of prestige. So when I came back to my normal perusal of the world of bloggers, writing and events, the one thing that struck me is that everyone and their mommy is talking about contests.
Over at Writer Beware we have no less than three recent posts all devoted to contests etc.
First a really important and informative post: Victoria Strauss -- Evaluating Literary Contests which really should be read by every writer thinking of entering a contest. I will quote from Ms. Strauss's last paragraph. Because if you read anything - burn this into your head.
Last but not least--is it worth it? Many writers see contests as a possible springboard to success--a way to add to their writing resumes, or get a toehold in the industry. However, for novelists, poets, and short fiction writers, few of the hundreds of contests out there have that kind of prestige. A contest will impress an agent or editor only if s/he recognizes it, and a string of obscure contest wins will not strengthen your query letter. Screenwriters have more options, but even so, the reputable contests are outnumbered by the pointless, useless, or deceptive ones.
In Cobwebs Of The Mind we have discussed the Sobol award at great length (Weighing In On The Sobol Award). It seems that due to all the noise, this award was closed down. The post: Victoria Strauss -- Sobol Contest Closes, is important to read because it shows the fairness and thought process and certainly the difficult choice that the Sobol Award presented writers.

Victoria Strauss -- In the Wake of Sobol
brings us yet news of another contest over at Gather.com. While Writer Beware does not nix this contest it certainly puts a few real important questions out there. However, over at Pub Rants, agent Kristine Nelson, in her post Look! A Contest Without A Fee discusses the exact same contest in a more positive light.

And lest we not forget Miss Snark. First off, she just ran her own contest "the crapometer". And though no awards are given and no contracts are handed out, I assume this little event, has had the eyes of thousands of writers peeled to her blog, reading every word. Now that the crapometer is over, Miss Snark talks about yet another contest and why she likes it in the post entitled: Contest for unpubbed mystery/thriller writers.

And then as if this all were not enough, again at Writer Beware we have the posts entitled: Victoria Strauss -- Breakthrough Script Showcase: Another Iffy Contest and Victoria Strauss -- News of the Weird: BOOKBEAT TV respectively, all discussing contests and awards.

It seems everyone has contests on the brain. It seems that there is no end to contests and the ability to win "something". Even the lovely (and I use that word in a very cynical way) Gent's Outlook (Super Teddy Award Series For Agents, Editors & Publishers - "A Gent's Outlook") had something to say.

Contests are great. I never entered one just because I know I would loose. I do not judge them so much by how much they cost either. I judge them by who is behind it and what the rules are. If you are a contest "freak" and want to enter one of the zillion contests around, do yourself a favor and check around in Writer Beware and other blogs. Don't enter contests blind. Don't assume that because someone has a web page the contest is legit. On the other hand do not immediately say "no" to every contest. Some are really worthwhile. Some have been around for years. Some are cool and some will give you a bit of prestige. So do your homework.

I can only wonder why during this week - the subject of contests seems to loom large in every blog. But that is the nature of the beast.

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Thursday, January 11, 2007

The World Of Electronic Publishing

Many authors and would-be writers essentially shy away from submitting to electronic ezines and publishing venues. They want to write, get an agent and fly off into the wild blue yonder of fame, fortune and wonderful things. This is a given, and none of us can claim exclusion from this dream.

The number of online magazines has skyrocketed in the last fifteen years, from 25 in 1992 to over 4000 by 1999 (according to The Book of Zines). Today, with e-zines appearing and vanishing like fireworks (or pop-caps) the number has become too large and too fluid to accurately measure. Those of us who do use the short story as a means of writing, even though we are involved in writing the next Pulitzer Prize winning novel, face even a worse problem. The number of magazines publishing in print media short stories, has severely dwindled over the past 30 years and thus there is just that much more competition to find a slot in one of these magazines. Of course it is true that every year people do break into this field, they do find their short story published, in the Atlantic Monthly, Paris Review and New Yorker - it is a long shot with the odds clearly not in favor of the "unknown" writer. (Some of this is covered in the post - The Short Story Market here at Cobwebs Of The Mind.)

Recently, I have recieved quite a few email letters pointing out various ezine publishers etc. Today in a perusal of the blog run by CyberCobre over at The Deepening, she put in a blog post simply directing readers to the on-line editorial at "Allegory"which has been publishing SF, Fantasy & Horror short stories for quite a few years now.

Under the title - "E-publishing: The Struggle Continues ..." the editor of Allegory displays some interesting figures. Now I am not a SF or Horror author, and the only Fantasy writing I do, is in regard to the "The Chronicles of the Children of Heaven" however, I find these figures illuminating.

He writes (bold is mine):
The number of online magazines has skyrocketed in the last fifteen years, from 25 in 1992 to over 4000 by 1999 (according to The Book of Zines). Today, with e-zines appearing and vanishing like fireworks (or pop-caps) the number has become too large and too fluid to accurately measure. Regarding book length work, more and more book publishers are appearing, many with unique (sometimes clever, often less so) approaches to the sticky questions of marketing and copyright protection.

That's the good news.

The bad news is that, if I am to be honest with you (and myself) electronic publishing simply isn't there, yet.
He follows this with the normative and quite common list of complaints against ezine publishing. I suggest you read the article if you are indeed considering to an ezine - electronic magazine venue.

All this is very true. Ezines are not there. "Yet" is an operative word which even on the "yet" the jury is out. People simply do not want to read off of screens. (Which by the way is the genius in Bellow's new endeavor where he takes digital media and puts it into print format. See: The New Pamphleteer).

Ezines have a long way to go and their hardest and most difficult battle will be with the "psychological" aspects of getting people like you and me to read on line.

So the question remains for short story writers. How do you get something out there and published under a legitimate credit? How do you begin the career in short story writing? How do you create any type of "buzz" around your writing and name? How do you deal with the need to be published and cannot get an agent to publish you?

The bad news is that, if I am to be honest with you (and myself) electronic publishing simply isn't there, yet. Ezines - and I admit it depends on which ezine - are becoming a legitimate way to go. They will not buy you the prestige of publishing in the New Yorker. Often, they are here today and gone tomorrow. Often they are run by people who cannot read let alone be editors. BUT, the right ezine, the right electronic magazine can buy you some "credits". It can buy you some "prestige". It can legitimately be used to give "credits" to a perspective agent. Miss Snark for instance has said over and over again, if she can Google your name and find you have been published in a legitimate source, even on-line, that is a "legitimate" credit.

I do not think ezines will buy you a career in publishing. They will not make you famous. 100 stories in the best of the best ezines are simply not equal to one story in The Paris Review. But they can give you a platform for starting off. They can give you a way to get your writing "out there". And as your popularity grows, and as Ezines become more and more entrenched and accepted, your work will be up there in the Internet, in the search engines, and on copyright as well.

Is this the magic carpet ride for authors? No way. No how. Is it something to use for your career - most definitely.

The good news today is that there is an unannounced movement going on among ezine owners, where they are attempting to create an organization, which will further legitimize ezine publishing.

If you are a short story writer, and you want to see your work published, and are not willing to hold out for the New Yorker, then perhaps the time has come to consider the good and established ezines out there. But do not think this is your magic ticket into the world of traditional publishing. It is a legitimate way to build credits. It is a viable way. And thus should not be discounted.

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Tuesday, January 09, 2007

The New Pamphleteer

Here is something positive, new, innovative, and certainly an outlet for all writers and authors - especially those who keep Blogs and blog seriously. It just may prove to be a very viable form of publishing your works in your blog posts. It certainly is something to look at seriously and with an eye towards your own career.

The following recognized publishing and certainly is coming to terms with the wealth of writing and information in blogs as well. Indeed this is the first really serious venture to come along that seems to want to try and issue anthologies of important blog posts.

Our modest goal is nothing less than to reinvent the book for the 21st Century. By reviving the mid-length literary form - longer than an article, shorter and much cheaper than a book - The New Pamphleteer returns to the origins of publishing in order to find the future or print in a digital world.I recently came across this new venture which is being led by two publishing names - Adam Bellow and David S. Bernstein. The reason it caught my eye, is in the past, I had a wonderful experience with Adam Bellow and he is one person I know that whatever he is embarking on is legitimate and well thought out. So yes. I am a bit prejudice here. I happen to like Adam Bellow. He is an author and an editor. And despite the fact that I happen to know he does not like this association to be publicized as his claim to fame, it is important for this article - Adam Bellow is the son of the Noble Prize Winner in Literature - Saul Bellow. But Adam Bellow in his own right has achieved a great deal. And I strongly suggest any serious writer pay attention to this new venture. I am going to be quoting extensively from the CJRDaily article, but I strongly suggest you read it through. Then once you understand what is happening, if you have something to ask or something to offer go to The New Pamphleteer - where you can get more information on this new venture.

In the CJRDaily under the title "Adam Bellow, Pamphleteer for the 21st Century" we are introduced to this new-old concept of publishing. First let us quote CJR in terms of who Adam Bellow is and what he accomplished, so that those who do not know this man can see his credentials up front.
Adam Bellow, son of the novelist Saul Bellow, has been in publishing for the past twenty years and has earned a name for himself as an editor of famously controversial and conservative books like Illiberal Education, The Real Anita Hill, and The Bell Curve.
So what is "pamphleteering"?
Bellow wants to do this by bringing back the art of pamphleteering. In a series of 4-by-6 inch, $4 booklets with an average of 60 to 80 pages each, he hopes to create a new, affordable forum for presenting ideas. The significance for the blogosphere is that Bellow believes the Internet has become the central arena for intellectual debate in America, and it is from this source -- reprinting digests of blog posts or letting individual bloggers pull together collections of their writing -- that he hopes to harvest most of his material.
As an author, especially now when trying to get my short story collection, "Ancient Tales, Modern Legends" sold, I was very intrigued by the following statement of Mr. Bellow.
In the mid-nineties the publishing business experienced a profound shift, or retrenchment. It was called a "mid-list contraction," which was a euphemistic way of saying that big publishers were no longer going to publish books that were projected to sell any less than 10,000 copies. They mostly intended to prune their list of small first novels, little quirky books and literary fiction. But that also affected all the midsize publishers that were involved in intellectual publishing -- publishing about politics and ideas. In a very short time, this small group of publishers were either sold off, reinvented or shut down.
There is no doubt that this is an important, if not critical piece of information for any writer or author.

Now what happens if you are an author-writer-blogger? What happens if you do know how to write and create and disseminate information in your blogs but that it is impossible to break through to the giant "Blog" awareness? Mr. Bellow says:
My argument is that pamphlets answer those dilemmas. They address the publisher's dilemma and the blogger's dilemma. The pamphlet culture that is trying to emerge, which has been called into being by the ideological struggle of our time, is being hampered by the old paradigm, by the market constraints on publishers who cannot sell a small book unless they put it in hardcover and give it a price that makes it worth the cost of distribution. That's the publisher's dilemma. The blogger's dilemma is how do I get my voice heard. Not just in the blogosphere but outside it. From the bloggers point of view, there are precious few alternatives. Successful bloggers like Andrew Sullivan and Glen Reynolds can get newspaper columns and book deals. Occasionally they get profiled in a magazine. But most bloggers don't have that option because they don't have that kind of audience.


My vision, my hope, is to supply that editorial filter that everybody complains is missing from the Internet. I think someone needs to do that and I am electing myself.
Again I strongly suggest you read the entire article: Adam Bellow, Pamphleteer for the 21st Century and then go over to the web site: The New Pamphleteer.

Will it work? Will pamphlets be a new, viable alternative in the publishing industry? Only time will tell. BUT if anyone can pull it off it is Adam Bellow. That is for sure.

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Thursday, January 04, 2007

In The Hands Of Fools Wikipedia Is A Dangerous Weapon

In The Hands Of Fools Wikipedia Is A Dangerous Weapon

Subtitled:

Wikipedia On The Brain


I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters - Frank Lloyd Wright In the annals of the Internet revolution there is no doubt that Wikipedia will go down as one of the greatest achievements. It is a phenomenal exercise in attempting to put up a compendium of knowledge on the Internet available to anyone. Those that keep this encyclopedia running and available deserve nothing but our respect and admiration.

But...yes there is a BIG BUT here...

Wikipedia is not the begin and end of all knowledge. It is not the last word. Indeed many things that find their way on to the virtual pages of Wikipedia should simply be eliminated without pause. Indeed sometimes Wikipedia entries are a mishkabobble of gobbledygook that does not deserve to be in a comic strip let alone in an encyclopedia.

Yet this is really a blessing in disguise. It should teach us, when we do come across some ridiculous entry, that we always must search a bit more than just beginning and ending on the pages of Wikipedia.

There is no doubt that any undertaking of such magnitude will at times be the cause of debate and derision among people. Sometimes valid sometimes invalid. Nevertheless that is why there are "Talk" pages in Wikipedia. That is why there are editors. Wikipedia has done what it can to place a system of "checks and balances" into most of what goes up.

Still, it cannot be denied that the people writing the articles, are often motivated by other factors other than the pure dissemination of knowledge. After all, they are only human. Thus in the fields of politics, religion, historical analysis and indeed anything that demands analysis and opinion Wikipedia can become a very tainted educational experience.

All in all though Wikipedia does and I hope will continue to do an excellent job.

However, many people, perhaps more often those who really do not have a storehouse of knowledge in their brain, approach Wikipedia as if it was part of the Sinaiatic Revelation. It is the first and last stop on their search for knowledge, fact and opinion. There is nothing else in between. Indeed, Wikipedia is their only stop.

One thing about fools. They do not know they are fools. Indeed they think they are incredibly smart and full of knowledge and wisdom. Fools suffer themselves well.

One of my close "virtual" friends whose name is Beth, and I will not reveal anymore cause this lady is super-secretive, recently revealed to me that she has a private quotation database. I answered her email saying, "You are one weird woman!" She answered back with quotes. Well, now I am convinced a quotation database is not such a bad idea. (As she quoted in the comments: "The problem with keeping an open mind is that your brains tend to fall all over the floor.")

Like this quote below:
I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters - Frank Lloyd Wright
Well if we can paraphrase that a bit, let us just replace "typewriters" with "word processing programs on computers". You see the more I am reading and skimming these days the more I am coming to the conclusion that some people should be banned from ever typing out their foolish ideas and thoughts.

Oh don't worry. I am only half-serious. It is good to read the fools from time to time. It helps me keep perspective. It helps me stay balanced. It also reminds me that some people were in the bathroom when God gave out brains and they missed their turn.

Of course, as civilized human beings we must be nice and if we chose to answer we must do so in the best and most civilized way possible. After all fools don't really know they are fools. They take themselves deadly seriously. It is a conundrum at best.

Why is it that some people who call themselves "writers" are truly beginning to scare me these days? Why is it that any utterance that comes from the pen of struggling writers must be accepted as intelligent and full of thought? Why is it that anyone who can use a "virtual" pen in less than a day becomes a "writer and author" even though their "virtual minds" are empty? Why is it that we get the distinct feeling when reading the musing and ideas of some people on blogs and forum boards we begin to think the person writing was in the bathroom when God gave out brains?

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect - Edward Gibbon So you are now sitting gleefully waiting for me to name names? Go after the fools. Sigh. It truly is not worth it. It is an exercise in futility. Never argue or discuss with fools. You see many of them hide behind made up names. Others use their own persona - their real persona on line. They use signatures like "Sapere aude" (look that up in Wikipedia or Dictionary.com) or call themselves "rebel" probably with some notion that makes them stand out or look "sophisticated". Sometimes they do not call themselves anything, assured that those who read their words full of hatred and self-loathing will appreciate their intelligence and wit.

Here is another quote for you:
I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect - Edward Gibbon
They practice "Wikipedia on the brain" with a great deal of expertise. Their computer has allowed them to become geniuses overnight. A simple search and voila - fact, truth and revelation. Nothing can argue with it. Nothing can be said. They hold the keys of truth. The hatred, loathing, self-aggrandizement all come out.

The problem with keeping an open mind is that your brains tend to fall all over the floor. It is insidious. It is not new. Pass yourself off as an open-minded, freedom loving human who loves all mankind (with the exception of one or two nations or races) and everyone just wants to give you a big hug. You are lovable. You are so nice. You always want justice and truth. You need to find a way to save humanity from itself. You are so damn open-minded.

But in the scheme of things there is always a sacrifice. There is always the "evil". There is always the "enemy". And because of your past or your inner self-loathing or even one small event in your life in which hate made a deep scar in you - the enemy will be blamed for every possible and conceivable ill on the face of the earth. Facts can be twisted. Indeed all one has to do is repeat the lie long enough, loud enough and often enough - and people will believe it. The Nazis used the "doctrine of the lie" to great effectiveness. Why should a fool not do the same?

You tell the world you are a writer. A wise person. A rebel. An author. Whatever. You sit back and you judge. You have no clue or idea - but the topic you choose will always give you the soapbox. It is impossible for you not to talk or speak. You get upset and whine when people do not listen to you.

If all the above sounds familiar - like you are looking in the mirror - wave hello to the fool.

"Sapere aude", by the way, is a Latin phrase meaning "Dare to know" or "Dare to be wise", or sometimes translated as "Have courage to use your own reason". And so you announce to the world the depth of your own knowledge, the desire to find more and ever more - because you are wise and courageous.

Thing is, Fools are the only people who call themselves wise. Thing is fools are the only people who think they have courage to use reason. Thing is to be wise others must see you as so. To be courageous - you must accomplish a courageous act. Thing is, fools are simply, how does one say it - oh yes - fools are simply fools. Nothing more. A great deal less at times. Some fools are evil. Hatred-driven. Sick with jealousy. Bitter. Which makes them dangerous. The only thing worse than a fool, is a dangerous fool.

No matter how much they want us to recognize their wisdom, it just does not happen. Toss the coin, turn it around, dip it in polish - the same thing still shines through. The fool.

Silly little names and signatures do not make you wise. Even if they are in Latin. They do not make you knowledgeable. Wikipedia will not make you into a Rhodes Scholar. And no matter how much one tries, hatred - vile, disgusting and rabid - always seeps through. Fools are too full of themselves to see it though, as they are too busy calling themselves wise and courageous and knowledgeable.

Thing is one thing about a fool - they only suffer themselves as no one else can.

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He Takes The Podium To Get You All To VOTE!

Public Relations has never been one of my stronger qualities. BUT (hah - you guys knew there was a but there didn't you?) - there are two different votes/polls going on right now - so I am of course, in a democratic fashion mind you, bringing them to your attention due to my altruistic, loving personality. (Stop laughing...sheesh!)

The Weblog Awards - Bloggies

7th Annual Bloggies Awards

Vote for Cobwebs Of The Mind (until Jan. 10, 2007) in the The Weblog Awards - Bloggies. You will need the name Cobwebs Of The Mind & our URL - http://teddygross.blogspot.com/. Thanks for your vote! Oh- Put either under Best New Weblog; Best Topical Weblog; or of course Weblog Of The Year!



The Deepening Polls

The Deepening Polls

Vote For "The Sunflower" as your favorite free story of 2006. And Vote for Ted William Gross (that's me!) under the favorite Author category! You do not have to be a member to vote. So vote away!

Now do your duty and VOTE!

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

A Little Bit Of Nice Over @ Pub Rants

Super Teddy Award Series For Agents, Editors & Publishers Awarded To The Entire Blog Called:
Pub Rants
For Being A Useful Blog Full Of Information On How An Agent Thinks & Works For The Inquiring Author


Pub Rants where Literary Agent Kristin of the Nelson Literary Agency puts down her thoughts and musings, as the blog sub-title states: "A Very Nice Literary Agent Indulges In Polite Rants About Queries, Writers, And The Publishing Industry" lives up to her promise of being "very nice". Those of us used to Miss Snark and The Evil Editor (I still don't understand his blog) are presented with a different personality and way of looking at things.

Kristin's description of herself remains true throughout the blog.
A nice Midwesterner breaks free of her genteel upbringing and says what's on her mind--politely of course--some habits are really hard to break.
However, nice or not, do not confuse this with not getting a point across. Kristin does this in her own succinct manner. She does publicize her own success - that is a given - but she also in a down-to-earth manner constantly encourages writers.

For instance, in a Post entitled "The Dead Zone" she tells writers:
But here’s the reason why we don’t submit much after the first week in December. A lot of editors take extra holiday time around this time of year because publishing slows down. So a lot of key decision makers tend to leave the office early and if you have a project generating excitement… editors have to confer with those key people.

It’s just too frustrating so we wait until the calendar turns to the new year.
So now you know why your query letter or you manuscript is taking a bit more time, and you don't have to curse the agent in your lonely room for not dealing with your work!

But actually I found utterly fascinating the post "A Year in Statistics" in which she places her stats before us. You can learn a great deal from these stats: (I am just going to quote the ones I found fascinating).
20,800
(Estimated number of queries read and responded to in 2006)

54
(Number of full manuscripts requested and read)

8
(Number of new clients taken on this year)

21
(Number of books sold this year—not counting subsidiary rights stuff)
That query letter number is fascinating. 20,800! OMG! Poor Kristin. Her eye doctor must love her! OMG!

And out of all those queries 8 new clients were taken on after reading 54 full manuscripts. That is 54 full books!

But what it should tell us is that agents do deal with an incredible amount of queries. They do read them. There is no doubt that what you write must stand out from the crowd. (Which destroys my writing career because my query letters totally and completely suck big time!)

And through all this Kristin stays sane. Though her Ipod addiction - well I will not comment on it as one never knows if my query may one day end up on her desk!

Sometimes it is important to read Agents that do not have a "unique cynical tone". Sometimes it is important for us to read the real nuts and bolts stuff. So we get perspective.

Pub Rants gives us perspective. It is written by a nice person, a successful agent and full of interesting facts about being an agent and manuscripts. Agent Kristin at Pub Rants does all writers a great service in what she does and how she does it. Make this a daily or weekly stop on your Agent Blog reading. You will learn a great deal from it. A real big thumbs up for Pub Rants.



(Hey Kristin...do you take short story collections? All right all right...sheesh stop mumbling about crazy writers under your breath! - Hah. She still is nice!)

(For more information on the "Super Teddy Award Series For Agents, Editors & Publishers" see, "Introducing The "Super Teddy Award Series For Agents, Editors & Publishers")

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