So here's an editorial I printed in this Spring's On Spec issue. Cross-posted from the website!
"Capitalism, Writers, and the Tangled Web" Editorial by Cat McDonald
Web publishing is a hell
of a thing. You probably knew this already; you’ve probably already read
fiction online, maybe read a comic or watched a web series. Maybe a
family member or coworker has emailed you a cute picture or an
interesting article. You might even follow a blog, a comic, a YouTube
channel, or some other web product. Even if you’re not a regular
internet user, you’re probably pretty used to being told that the
internet is the wave of the future and that books are going out of style
any day now. Well, that may or may not be true. But, whatever happens
to books, web publishing is changing the face of literature in a lot of
exciting, terrifying, unexpected ways.
Let’s start out by saying that there’s stigma against web publishing, especially in the literary world. Many people see web publishing as a cop-out. Why is this?
Let’s start out by saying that there’s stigma against web publishing, especially in the literary world. Many people see web publishing as a cop-out. Why is this?
