Comments on Blog Fiction: Why your Blog Fiction will never be published

Christian men have the power of preaching, which m...

2009-06-03T05:43:40.223-04:00

Christian men have the power of preaching, which makes the prayer.

I agree - converting a blogfic to a book is an ada...

2009-06-03T02:24:14.128-04:00

I agree - converting a blogfic to a book is an adaptation. Different medium, so changes required.

Mine would be easier than most, I think. It's real-time, but in an 'alternate' 2009 (with an apocalypse and all). No comments to worry about. The main problem would be the size - it's already over 145,000 words. Ouch. ;)

And hey, if someone wanted to publish it and pay me? I'm not gonna say no. I'd be happy to adapt it. It just wouldn't be the same as it is online.

Oh, and Isaac? You hurt my brain. ;)

Kinda-sorta but not really. 5ws1h = fictional blog...

2009-06-02T19:09:47.400-04:00

Kinda-sorta but not really.
5ws1h = fictional blog fiction writer.
Isaac = blog fiction writer's fictional creator.
Sometimes even I get confused who I am.
That's what you get when you do Blog Fiction within Blog Fiction. :-O

I agree. By the way, 5ws1h = Isaac, right?

2009-06-02T16:22:46.245-04:00

I agree.
By the way, 5ws1h = Isaac, right?

Doing a blog fiction blog, not as an afterthought ...

2009-06-02T16:03:48.411-04:00

Doing a blog fiction blog, not as an afterthought but with foresight, could be a powerful marketing tool.
You could generate interest, and create a reader base, before promoting or publishing a book containing that blog fiction character.

5w, I've seen blogs and/or diaries of main charact...

2009-06-02T14:41:48.676-04:00

5w, I've seen blogs and/or diaries of main characters from a famous book or movie. They are usually written as an afterthought.

I wish I could remember an example, but one escapes me at this point.

"Let's pretend that you write a blog fiction site ...

2009-06-02T12:57:44.760-04:00

"Let's pretend that you write a blog fiction site that becomes insanely popular."
Ok, I'm ready!
Print? Who cares about print! I just want someone to read and comment on my blog fiction blog. The blog may never become the book, but writing a blog fiction blog from the point of view of a character IN your book could be a powerful marketing maneuver.

VERY cool. I'll have to read the story as-posted; ...

2009-06-02T11:03:45.443-04:00

VERY cool. I'll have to read the story as-posted; but yeah, I wish he had at least some commentary / examples of what was changed (and why)

>>I think your logic is sound, but it's all just a...

2009-06-02T09:43:49.859-04:00

>>I think your logic is sound, but it's all just a bunch of hypotheticals until that one blogfic "breaks through".

Ah..., but it has happened before. Cheeseburger Brown's Simon of Space was quite popular and was put to print. Unfortunately, the original site no longer exists so we can no longer compare the original to the published version.

I haven't been too interested in picking up any of...

2009-06-02T09:00:11.923-04:00

I haven't been too interested in picking up any of the "blog-to-book" stuff (i.e., "Stuff White People Like") so far, but I've been thinking about checking it out for just what you're talking about above.

I think your logic is sound, but it's all just a bunch of hypotheticals until that one blogfic "breaks through". For my part, I could see incorporating (at least) portions of a comment section, if it would be integral to the plot.

As far as immediacy is concerned, I definately try to incorporate that (i.e., the closing of the Rocky Mountain News, or the"real life superhero" who recently turned up in Denver), but never at the expense of what I would like to have someday in print...