Hi everyone !
So...I'm trying to a write a first-contact sci-fi novel. I want to create something modern like Three-Body Problem - but with much better-developed characters. The science has got to be plausible like Project Hail Mary, but with a believable romantic subplot (or even two). It should show how first contact affects the world, and not just North America. It must include diverse perspectives, as an event like this will affect every race and creed.
So yeah...I've some high-minded ideas. yet they turn to mush once I'm in front of a keyboard. Still, I read what's out there and think, "Damn, I can do better than that." Then I read something by Andy Weir and melt into a puddle of self doubt.
I'm only ten chapters in to my novel. That's about 20,000 words. I still have another 100,000 or so to go.
I've already put previous iterations of some chapters on another site. I'd like to put my latest con this one, but I've a few questions...
- By posting on the Colony, can I still claim it as "unpublished"? Some traditional publishers demand "first publishing rights".
- Other than for contests and reviews, will my work wind up in the wild? I'd hate to find whole chapters of mine on Facebook someday.
Should I be concerned about plagiarism? Has it happened here before?
Thanks !
So...I'm trying to a write a first-contact sci-fi novel. I want to create something modern like Three-Body Problem - but with much better-developed characters. The science has got to be plausible like Project Hail Mary, but with a believable romantic subplot (or even two). It should show how first contact affects the world, and not just North America. It must include diverse perspectives, as an event like this will affect every race and creed.
So yeah...I've some high-minded ideas. yet they turn to mush once I'm in front of a keyboard. Still, I read what's out there and think, "Damn, I can do better than that." Then I read something by Andy Weir and melt into a puddle of self doubt.
I'm only ten chapters in to my novel. That's about 20,000 words. I still have another 100,000 or so to go.
I've already put previous iterations of some chapters on another site. I'd like to put my latest con this one, but I've a few questions...
- By posting on the Colony, can I still claim it as "unpublished"? Some traditional publishers demand "first publishing rights".
- Other than for contests and reviews, will my work wind up in the wild? I'd hate to find whole chapters of mine on Facebook someday.
Should I be concerned about plagiarism? Has it happened here before?
Thanks !