I don't know about you, but I think I'll never feel secure about sharing my work (even here at W&A).
What's your opinion about sharing your projects in our community and also on internet?
I don't know about you, but I think I'll never feel secure about sharing my work (even here at W&A).
What's your opinion about sharing your projects in our community and also on internet?
I don't worry about plagiarism or copyright, but there was a time when magazines didn't take short stories that had already been visible on the web. I noted that and never hit 'publish' on anything I hoped might one day end up in print. As a result some of the most awful poetry was inflicted on the world instead. Sorry about that!
But the crit helped me learn to receive criticism and use it productively. I didn't care about my poetry and knew it was mainly rubbish so I didn't mind harsh comments when they came, but learning to self-edit and see my work through the eyes of others was invaluable.
Plagiarism isn't an issue for me, I don't think anyone would want steal my ideas! Maybe people become concerned about plagiarism and then become over protective of their work? Anyway I have never felt at risk from plagiarists and any other malicious writers who write nasty comment for no reason; I have only had nice compliments and useful constructive criticism.
It is scary as in some ways you are baring your soul, but feedback is so important...otherwise all we have is our own perspective...and you can always just post a sample of your work :o)