Dueling Columns: Online or Print Pubs?

This is the second installment of Dueling Columns between myself and Richard Thomas.  Over at “What Does Not Kill You,” Richard talks about the virtues of publishing in online venues.  As the editor of an online journal, I appreciate him eagerly defending the practice of publishing online.  As a writer, though, I very rarely submit to online venues.  Where my career is concerned, I have reservations about online publishing for a few reasons.