In the Huffington Post’s brand-new book section, Jürgen talks about the ideas behind Fictionaut:
What would happen, I wondered, if you gave in to that pull and let anyone publish? There are a great many writers worth reading, many of them published and many more who never make it past the traditional gatekeepers. Could we trust social features and a recommendation algorithm to help each other find them?
Oct 8th, 2009 at 10:18 am
By “anyone” you of course mean “only those we deem worth of invites”?
I’ve followed a few links here, and it sounds great, but I can’t log in, can’t favorite stories, can’t comment, can’t post my own stories.
I also keep getting stymied by the “Sorry, this story does not exist anymore.”
Fantastic site. Keep up the good work promoting it.
Oct 8th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Hi AIC — thanks for the nice words. You’re right, Fictionaut is still invite-only while we’re improving the tech site of things to make sure it can handle open signups. Until then, you can request a login here: http://www.fictionaut.com/request-invite. We’re doing our best to fill these speedily.