I noticed this some time ago. But I guess I got around to it only now. Better late than never, I suppose!
For reference: Guidelines to pitching to premium.
Back on topic. When I first joined, I remember there being a conditional factor associated with pitching to premium for novels. Just as it was with comics - 2,000 subscribers, creators of the written form were required to breach the 300-subscriber mark before being able to make any pitches. I'm not getting any immediate ideas, not at the moment anyway, but I do imagine being able to pitch my work someday.
The way it's currently worded however, makes it feel like Tapas is only going to accept completed, or near-complete works. There isn't a subscriber barrier anymore, and the fine print caters more to how any publishing company would accept a manuscript.
My questions:
- What about existing, ongoing projects on Tapas?
- What if it's progression based? Meaning, as an author, I know how it ends, but it might take a while to eventually get there.
To add to question #2, I write at a pace of about two chapters a week - the whole process of finishing a draft, proofing, editing, the whole deal. And I post to Tapas, with a buffer in place, at the same rate. When I finally decide to pitch to premium, will I need to be near the conclusion of my story? Can it be a mid-point? Any point really?
Just scratching my head over this right now.
@ratique Are you the right person to answer this question?