An author platform represents a certain kind of on-line Community, which addresses itself to hobby writers and young authors.

Function of an author platform

Author platforms offer assistance, which turn around the written word with topics. Many beginning writers, or such it gladly to become would have, problems. Feedback lacking and missing criticism are only some examples. Often also the possibility the own works of a larger readership is missing to present, how also fundamental background knowledge author platforms are Communities to make possible which on it aim at, of passing knowledge on over written the authors mutually feedback to give oneself. Some author platforms continue still another step and to inform e.g. about advertisements for Kurzgeschichten, or usual Prozedere of publishing houses.

Author platform each Internet operational readiness level is not called, on which someone publishes its works. Examples of criteria are:

• Possibility for the administration of an own account
• Panel
• Feedback by other user

Author platforms in the German-speaking countries

A selection of author platforms:

The story zone, the oldest of the author platforms, exists since July 1998. Until today it has to show 168 authors with altogether 794 texts in each length. Since 2004 the side was not any longer updated and thus also no more works to on-line was placed.

Lyrikecke lives on poems and is since 2000 on-line. In order to become active member, must after the registration a poem on-line be placed. The Lyrikecke accommodates proud 3214 members and 60479 poems.

The author platform is reduced a simple Internet side, to text contents and exists since 2001. To published 365 authors of 1825 works. Feedbacks to contents and evaluations are at any time possible.

The authors zone exists since the summer 2002. It accommodates 130 authors with approx. 530 works, likewise from poem to novel. On this platform one has to arrange the possibility on-line Cover for its as an announced user additionally work which can be presented. Likewise about competitions and advertisements one informs.

A further platform to find since September 2003 in the Internet is no publishing house. Beside lyric poetry Prosa and Dramatik are there also regular meetings, columns, a gallery and term formations. To a black board and author conceptions one finds here a very active Community additional.

A recent offer represents Internet literature since 2006. Apart from all kinds of texts can be placed also radio plays, hearing books, as well as picture stories, picture books, Comics and Cartoons on-line. Authors can use thus apart from a personal conception with photo the medium Internet to a more comprehensive publication than only purely literary contents.

Related links

• www.story-zone.de - story zone
• www.lyrikecke.de - Lyrikecke.de - poems, lyric etc.
• www.autorenplattform.de - Autorenplattform.de
• www.autoren-zone.com - authors zone
• www.kein-verlag.de - KeinVerlag.de
• www.internetliteratur.de - Internet literature
• www.autorenwelt.net - Autorenwelt.net

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