From: julie@pascal.org

On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 6:07:58 AM UTC-6, Jim Hetley wrote:
> On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 9:43:28 PM UTC-4, John F. Eldredge wrote:
> > On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:45:09 -0700, C. E. Gee wrote:
> > 
> > > Why would I publish a manuscript here?
> > > 
> > > A tad over 40% of my stories get published, and most of the periodicals
> > > I submit to won't take stories that have been previously published.
> > 
> > As you were already told, earlier in the discussion, this newsgroup isn't 
> > for publishing an entire work, but you can post a short excerpt, say a 
> > few paragraphs, and ask for a critique on that.  The focus is on 
> > technique, not on publishing an entire work.
> 
> Many years ago, back when dinosaurs roamed the newsgroups, some of us set up
a critique group based here.  We shared manuscripts by email, rather than on
the group, and a couple of published novels resulted.  My SUMMER COUNTRY went
through that process,
 as the dedication indicates . . .
> 
> I don't know if the group still has the population density to set up such a
thing again.
> 
> Jim

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth there was enough population density here
to set up an in-person critique group... granted, in a largish urban area. 
That's how I met Dorothy in person.  :)

-Julie

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