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<blockquote data-quote="ha-gieden" data-source="post: 3444178" data-attributes="member: 50207">Heh.I was new and unsure of myself.&nbsp; I had serious misgivings about letting my writing be seen by anyone, ever, and only submitted it after much harrassment from my loving husband.&nbsp; Even though I sort of expected to get rejected, when I got that letter, I cried.&nbsp; Then I remembered how much I had enjoyed the *process* of writing, and decided that if the book I had written wasn't good enough, then I would just start over and write one that was.&nbsp; Besides, I had noticed improvement in myself by the end of that first manuscript, and was sure that writing another one would improve my performance even more.&nbsp; I didn't keep sending the manuscript out because I felt that it no longer represented what I was capable of, and I wanted anything that got published under my name to be something really worth reading.Bards and Sages:&nbsp;&nbsp; There are several authors behind G7, and while they may not be capable of editing their own work, I'm sure they can edit each other's. (This post may need some editing of its own <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> )&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Of course, everything I know about them, I know because I did contribute to their anthology.&nbsp; They aren't a big company or anything.&nbsp; But they are really nice people.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You say that writing isn't charity work.&nbsp; Isn't that up to the author?&nbsp; You go on to say that you could see contributing to a free e-zine or to a fund-raiser.&nbsp; Well, *I* could see contributing to this.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I think it's really a matter of taste, and what each author sees as a good use of their work.&nbsp; &nbsp; You seem to have a lot of integrity and to take writers and writing very seriously.&nbsp; I can also respect that you are trying to help keep inexperienced authors from getting taken advantage of.&nbsp;&nbsp; I can see the points that you are trying to make.&nbsp; Like I said earlier though, this was fun for me.&nbsp; I enjoyed it.&nbsp; I'll enjoy holding the finished product in my grubby little paws.&nbsp; That's why I contributed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Others will contribute, or not, for their own reasons - and have every right to do so.&nbsp; I don't think that G7 is trying to take advantage of anyone here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ha-gieden, post: 3444178, member: 50207"] Heh. I was new and unsure of myself. I had serious misgivings about letting my writing be seen by anyone, ever, and only submitted it after much harrassment from my loving husband. Even though I sort of expected to get rejected, when I got that letter, I cried. Then I remembered how much I had enjoyed the *process* of writing, and decided that if the book I had written wasn't good enough, then I would just start over and write one that was. Besides, I had noticed improvement in myself by the end of that first manuscript, and was sure that writing another one would improve my performance even more. I didn't keep sending the manuscript out because I felt that it no longer represented what I was capable of, and I wanted anything that got published under my name to be something really worth reading. Bards and Sages: There are several authors behind G7, and while they may not be capable of editing their own work, I'm sure they can edit each other's. (This post may need some editing of its own :D ) Of course, everything I know about them, I know because I did contribute to their anthology. They aren't a big company or anything. But they are really nice people. You say that writing isn't charity work. Isn't that up to the author? You go on to say that you could see contributing to a free e-zine or to a fund-raiser. Well, *I* could see contributing to this. I think it's really a matter of taste, and what each author sees as a good use of their work. You seem to have a lot of integrity and to take writers and writing very seriously. I can also respect that you are trying to help keep inexperienced authors from getting taken advantage of. I can see the points that you are trying to make. Like I said earlier though, this was fun for me. I enjoyed it. I'll enjoy holding the finished product in my grubby little paws. That's why I contributed. Others will contribute, or not, for their own reasons - and have every right to do so. I don't think that G7 is trying to take advantage of anyone here. [/QUOTE]

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