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<blockquote data-quote="ha-gieden" data-source="post: 3439605" data-attributes="member: 50207">I am under the impression that the people producing this anthology are also published authors who are planning on submitting their own work to the project.&nbsp; Their time is not being treated as any more valuable than mine.I wouldn't consider this paid work.&nbsp; I agree that it probably won't give a great deal of exposure, and it won't count for much in some circles.&nbsp; I'm not suggesting that everyone fall all over themselves to contribute.&nbsp; Heck, *I* wouldn't have contributed had it not been the impetus for me trying a new kind of writing (I had never done anything under 20,000 words).&nbsp; Like I said, though, it seems to be a good cause.&nbsp; I enjoyed the writing, I was pleased with the result, and I will gladly take my free copy (my oldest son will probably enjoy reading it)!&nbsp; Afterwards, I will put the story up on the 'net and maybe read it aloud at an appearance or two.&nbsp; It'll be a good, quick way to introduce people to my writing, and I can use that to sell books.I don't know about you guys but normally, when I sit down to write, I don't know if I'll ever see cold, hard cash for it.&nbsp; I plan on submitting it to a publisher.&nbsp; I hope that it gets accepted.&nbsp; Then, a year or so later, I hope it sells and I can *finally* see some pay.&nbsp; My first novel was 45,000 words (it was YA), and I trashed the manuscript the day I got my first rejection letter.&nbsp; A word count of 4,000 is sooo much less of an investment.So basically, I did it for a good cause.&nbsp; I did it for fun.&nbsp; It didn't take long, and I was between projects anyway.&nbsp; If it doesn't sound like fun to you, then there's no real reason to do it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ha-gieden, post: 3439605, member: 50207"] I am under the impression that the people producing this anthology are also published authors who are planning on submitting their own work to the project. Their time is not being treated as any more valuable than mine. I wouldn't consider this paid work. I agree that it probably won't give a great deal of exposure, and it won't count for much in some circles. I'm not suggesting that everyone fall all over themselves to contribute. Heck, *I* wouldn't have contributed had it not been the impetus for me trying a new kind of writing (I had never done anything under 20,000 words). Like I said, though, it seems to be a good cause. I enjoyed the writing, I was pleased with the result, and I will gladly take my free copy (my oldest son will probably enjoy reading it)! Afterwards, I will put the story up on the 'net and maybe read it aloud at an appearance or two. It'll be a good, quick way to introduce people to my writing, and I can use that to sell books. I don't know about you guys but normally, when I sit down to write, I don't know if I'll ever see cold, hard cash for it. I plan on submitting it to a publisher. I hope that it gets accepted. Then, a year or so later, I hope it sells and I can *finally* see some pay. My first novel was 45,000 words (it was YA), and I trashed the manuscript the day I got my first rejection letter. A word count of 4,000 is sooo much less of an investment. So basically, I did it for a good cause. I did it for fun. It didn't take long, and I was between projects anyway. If it doesn't sound like fun to you, then there's no real reason to do it. [/QUOTE]

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