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madamos:
Over at Baen's Bar http://bar.baen.com they have a slush pile forum where people post their work and a forum where it gets commented on.

I mostly use it as a source of free entertainment, but it might help someone out.

Mickey Finn:
I'd be a bit nervous about posting that there. Not cause of Baen stealing it (want a quick way to insult an editor? Include a copyright notice in the submission), but of others walking off with ideas.

Blitz:
I agree.  I think the better approach is to join an online writing group, where you know everyone who reads about your ideas or work.

harryismyhero:

--- Quote from: Mickey Finn on June 15, 2006, 07:04:28 PM ---I'd be a bit nervous about posting that there. Not cause of Baen stealing it (want a quick way to insult an editor? Include a copyright notice in the submission), but of others walking off with ideas.

--- End quote ---

So does that mean you shouldn't copyright your material before you start sending it out? I was told I should get my novel copyrighted before I began sending it to publishers.  ???

Kali:
If you're in the US, the moment you put it on paper it was copyrighted.  You don't need to register it, send it to yourself in the mail and not open it, nothing.   You may want to do the latter if you really think someone's gonna steal it and you want to have proof you wrote it by a certain date, but you don't need to "do" anything to copyright it beyond putting it down on paper.

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