On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, Michael Baron wrote: ::Unfortunately, the perception ::of the Web writing as non-commercial still appears to be very strong in the ::writers' community. Hm, that's an interesting thought. Honestly, in my personal experience (and I'm sure someone could jump in here with a more "scientific" resource), the perception of the Web as requiring lesser skills than the real world is pervasive in *many* fields. How many web designers have I met who lament the expectation that a professional looking web site can be had for $500? How many coders expected to crank out a custom, business web app for $30 an hour when a custom OS software package would go for $100? How many academic bloggers who aren't doing "real" publishing? Perhaps the low barrier for entry to the web creates a level of cognitive dissonance for people? "If my kid can make a web site, why would I pay you to do it?" I wouldn't be at all surprised if this is somewhere at the root of the writers' issues. -Alexis