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Newsletter for Writers on the Net
Issue 3.1 Wed.Jan.08, 1997
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ADVICE TO ASPIRING WRITERS - by Jeffrey Carver
READER POLL RESULTS:
"What's the best single piece of advice
about writing you've ever read/heard?"
FRESH INK - resources for writers on the net
Market Information - Subscriber Publications
COLUMN TOPICS:
LEE WARDLAW: "Crossing over" to juvenile from adult fiction
MARCIA YUDKIN: Photo release forms, Magazine suspicions
Happy New Year, everyone!
Inklings is pleased to welcome a new sponsor, The Reporters
Network (http://www.reporters.net/). The Reporters Network was
created by Bob Sablatura, a reporter for the Houston Chronicle,
to promote the Internet as a research and communications medium
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Directory: a comprehensive E-mail directory of journalists,
editors, broadcasters and freelance writers. Other services
include: free reporters.net E-mail addresses and forwarding
services for members, bulletin board, webspace for organizations,
useful resources and links.
Thanks to Internet Underground magazine for listing my writer's
website in their "Best Of 1996" list, and to Dawn Groves for
highlighting Inkspot and Inklings in her new book, THE WRITER'S
GUIDE TO THE INTERNET (Franklin, Beedle & Associates). More on
this book in a future issue! You can also see Dawn's website
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As some of you already know, I had to temporarily shut down the
more popular of my writer forums because I couldn't afford the
traffic charges. However, Brian Rickman of The Writer's BBS has
come to the rescue and generously donated server space. Many
thanks to Brian (webmaster@writersbbs.com)! Do check out the rest
of The Writer's BBS, which also has a writer's chat room, author
showcases, free cgi scripts, useful links.
Writers' Forums (a joint project of Inkspot and The Writer's BBS)
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FRESH INK
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New Inklings column: ASK THE POET
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David Bredeen's poetry and essays have appeared in numerous
magazines, including ELF, The Literary Review, Mid-American
Review, Mississippi Review, North Atlantic Review, Paragraph,
Pikestaff Forum, Turnstile, and The Quarterly and four books. He
also edits the literary magazine Context South and the Press of
the Guadalupe, and publishes another poetry advice column called
Dr. Poetry (http://www.on-net.net/~cca/Dr.Poetry/DPMAIN.html).
Please send questions to drpoetry@ktc.com with "inklings
question" in the subject header. David Bredeen will answer
selected questions in future issues of Inklings.
Email: drpoetry@ktc.com
Internet Writer's Guideline Listing
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Free service provided by In Vivo magazine. Searchable list of
guidelines
for online publications.
http://www-wane-leon.scri.fsu.edu/~jtillman/DEV/ZDMS/
INK magazine
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First issue includes article about forming and conducting
writer's groups. Book reviews, wordplay column, writers' links,
fiction. Also includes a market watch column by yours truly. :-)
URL: http://www.hellskitchen.com/ink.htm
Email: duck@hellskitchen.com
Picture Book Home Review
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Regular reviews of picture books, interviews with author or
illustrator, articles about writing and illustrating picture
books, useful links.
http://www.mindspring.com/~cshbooks/
The Basics: For Beginning Writers
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Some advice for aspiring writers from author Melisa Michaels.
http://www.sff.net/people/melisa/articles/basics.htm
John E. Stith's Information For Writers
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Bibliography of writing-related books.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jestith/jswriter.htm
The 20-Minute Press Release
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How to write an effective press release. By Jim Ayers.
http://members.aol.com/criscadian/pres_rel.html
Poetry links
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Updated weekly. Maintained by Jan Strever
<strever@gonzaga.edu>.
http://www.ior.com/~jstrever/link.html
Washington Post Writers' Group
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Articles, links, discussion groups.
http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/visible/aca-1/
dispatch.cgi/InteractTCWriters (please note there is NO
SPACE between "aca-1/" and "dispatch.cgi" on the next line)
Virtual Sample Copy
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Index of print sf/fantasy magazines and their guidelines. Each
listing has the complete writers guidelines, subscription info
and link to the magazine's official homepage.
http://www.ns.net/~Reynaga/
One-Stop Writer's resources
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Janis Walthrop has put information from ten years of teaching
nonfiction writing into session form. Online session topics
include on style and imagery, editing, personal essays, writers
and the law, copyright, others.
http://www.opportunity1.com/writers/
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MARKET INFORMATION
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Please note: Inklings does its best to print only accurate market
info. However, it cannot be held responsible for lost postage,
time, etc. that you may incur due to inaccuracies. Do not send
submissions by email before inquiring first. You should get
current, detailed guidelines before submitting. Include SASE for
snailmail replies. More market info at:
http://www.inkspot.com/~ohi/inkspot/marketinfo.html.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING MARKET SOURCES:
SCAVENGER'S NEWSLETTER
Monthly market info letter for sf/f/h/m writers &
artists.
More info at:
http://users.aol.com/Lemarchand/scavenger.html
THE GILA QUEEN'S GUIDE TO MARKETS
POB 97, Newton, NJ 07860-0097 Email:K.Ptacek@genie.com
http://www.teleport.com/~alecwest/gila.htm
CHILDREN'S WRITERS MARKET LIST
Available by e-mail or snailmail. Email
mshauers@midusa.net.
==-----------------------------------------------------==
"FNASR" = First North American Serial Rights, "SASE" =
self-addressed, stamped envelope, "simsubs" = simultaneous
submissions, "mss" = manuscript, "RT" = response time, "GL" =
guidelines, "wds" = words.
Have you made a sale through Inklings?
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Have any of the Market Info listings in Inklings or the Inkspot
Writers' Classifieds helped you make a sale? If so, please let me
know (editor@inklings.com) so I can add it to a new section in
Inkspot. Put "inklings sale!" in the subject header. Info should
include your name, your URL (if you have one), what you sold
(short story, article, poem, etc.), and the name of the market.
PAYING MARKETS:
15 Minute Guidelines
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COVER STORIES: 100-1300 wds, should be "offbeat and fun". "We
prefer essays that have a lot of quirky details and witty
anecdotes, all wrapped around a little social commentary."
Queries welcome. Pays $40. SHORT STORIES: 1000-1200 wds. Pays
$20. Regular columns pays $10-20; see website for details. Full
guidelines at URL below. E-mail submissions only.
http://www.15minutes.com/Directions/guide.html
Email: Submit@15minutes.com
WildBird magazine
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Fancy Publications, P.O. Box 6050, Mission Viejo, CA. 92690.
WildBird is published by Fancy Publications (Cat Fancy, Dog
Fancy, Bird Talk, etc.). Editor John Hollon recently joined Fancy
and hopes to broaden WildBird's focus. "My mission is to broaden
the focus and make it a magazine that is slanted towards the
"adventure of birding," rather than the dry, passive activity
that is currently presented. In other words, a lot more about the
people engaged in the outdoors who may be watching birds, and
less on the birds themselves. We want more of the activity people
are involved in, more of the travel and adventure, with birds
being the thread that holds it all together. I am looking for
writers and photographers with outdoor experience to contribute
to the magazine and help in my efforts to reposition it." Pay
varies depending on the length of the story and whether it has
useable photos, but the basic rates run from $150 to $600 for
departmental features or full-fledged stories. Add an additional
$100 to $400 if you have usable photos, depending on how many
they use. Encourages email submissions and queries.
(confirmed Jan.07/97)
Email: JHollon@FANCYPUBS.COM (John Hollon)
Seeking stories for anthology
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ON THE EIGHTH DAY, James Lowder, 15120 West Mayflower Court, New
Berlin, WI 53151; gawain@execpc.com. A collection of stories
about the war between heaven and hell, based upon a few alternate
creation concepts. Accepting broad range of stories, genres,
within general guidelines. E-mail or send SASE for copy of
complete guidelines. Pays 3 to 7 cents/word. Buys 1st NA rights
and reprint rights for entire collection. Deadline February 21st,
1997. (confirmed Jan.4/97)
Totally Kids
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TOTALLY KIDS, 4219 Burbank Blvd., Burbank CA 91505: Scott
Russell, Creative Director. This magazine published by Fox
Children's Network is for 6-13 year olds who watch cartoons. It
publishes games, fun, information--"zany" and "kid stupid" like
cartoons. Pays $200 to $400 on publication for articles to 400
words. Most tie in to FOX Kids Network cartoons, but uses a few
others. No unsolicited fiction. They have a 4-page set of
guidelines, which includes some samples from the magazine.
(Source: Children's Writers Market List)
Connections
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CONNECTIONS, 3 Red Oak Road, Bronxville NY 10708: Mary Petitie
Yoo, Editor. This newsweekly for children 7-12 wants writers who
can present information that "engages, entrusts and encourages".
Pays $100-$200 per article. Probably wants queries. (Source:
Children's Writers Market List)
The Urbanite
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Mark McLaughlin, Editor. POB 4737, Davenport, IA 52808. Currently
reading for #9 _Strange Places_. Stories should be set anywhere
except contemporary reality. "We want to see more bizarre, exotic
settings. There's still plenty of room for more stories in this
issue." "We do not publish porn, children's stories, slice of
life vignettes, war epics, high tech sci-fi, mystery/detective
stories or gore-for-gore's sake. Basically, we like intelligent,
surreal stories with rich characterization." FICTION: Max 3,000
wds, pays 2-3c/wd. POETRY: max 2 pages, pays $10/poem. No
simsubs. (Source: Scavenger's Newsletter, Jan/97)
AAA World
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1000 AAA Dr., Heathrow FL 32746-5063. Bimonthly. "AW is the AAA
magazine devoted to automotive and travel concerns. It features
consumer articles with a high density of useful information.
Topics include travel advice and destinations, car care (not
repair), and driving techniques. Articles are selected to provide
the more than 3.2 million AW readers with consumer information
that makes the magazine a valuable and useful service for AAA
members...Writing style should be tight, reportorial, colorful,
and accurate. 1st-person treatment is acceptable only if
appropriate to the story." FEATURE ARTICLES: 600-1500 wds, pays
$250-800. DEPARTMENTS: 250-600 wds, pays $75-150. Pays on
acceptance for one-time rights and non-exclusive reprint rights.
"We prefer to see query letters rather than finished mss. Include
writing samples or previous credits if they help your cause.
Completed mss will be considered. Lead time for mss is 4-6
months. Editorial planning is 12-18 months." Offers 25% kill fee.
RT: 4-6 weeks on queries. (Source: The Gila Queen's Guide To
Markets, Issue #82)
Online Noetic Network
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The Online Noetic Network seeks feature articles, short pieces,
essays, creative works, and series fiction about spirituality and
conscious experience. Pays publication and additionally when
publications are ordered from the website. PAYMENT: $15 for an
article over 400 words, $10 for short articles over 100. Speakers
will get $25 for their contribution of an article for their
introduction, the chat, and a follow-up article. (Both the intro
and follow-up articles are usually reprints of earlier works.)
Writers are not paid for articles that are currently available
online. Full guidelines and samples of ONN articles are available
at website.
http://www.libertynet.org/noetic/wg.html
Email: Joel Metzerger, ONNJoel@libertynet.org
CORRECTION
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The address for YES Magazine (listed in the last issue) should be
Shannon Hunt, Managing Editor, YES Mag, 4175 Francisco Place,
Vancouver, B.C. V8N 6H1 (instead of Victoria, B.C.).
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BEST ADVICE FOR WRITERS - Result Of Reader Poll
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The poll question was:
"What is the best single piece of advice about writing that
you've ever read or heard?"
Here is a sampling of responses:
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"You either write or you don't write. If you write, shut up and
do it!"
"Write what is near and dear to your heart: what you know."
"Always keep a journal with you for writing down ideas."
"'Quit watching television.' This advice came from Crawford
Kilian, Vancouver novelist and teacher. This is a great retort to
those who say they'd write more if they only had the time."
"Show, don't tell. Characters are extremely jealous; don't steal
their show."
"Regarding first drafts: Just write for now. First drafts can
rarely tolerate the persistent 'editor' that would sit on your
shoulder and nag at you after each line, 'That is so
clumsy/trite/misspelled...' Flick the editor off your shoulder
and JUST WRITE THE WORDS YOU NEED TO SAY. When you've finished
your first draft (something the nagging 'editor' will never let
you do), that's the time to start being critical."
"When you write, keep your hands in the fire."
"I believe it was Richard Bach who spoke about the power of the
'deleted word'. My best writing is done by writing rapidly and
with few filters. I then delete my way to excellence."
"TO BE A WRITER: 1. Read 2. Write 3. Repeat 1&2
TO BE A PUBLISHED WRITER: 1. Read WELL 2. Write WELL
3. Submit WELL 4. Repeat 1 - 4"
"Don't let a single day go by without writing. Even if it's
garbage, if garbage is all you can write, write it. Garbage
eventually becomes compost with a little treatment...."
"When you've written something, and are comfortable enough with
it to think you have a final draft, read it OUT LOUD one last
time before considering it done. You'll be amazed at the
difference between reading and hearing, and most likely you'll
end up revising one more time (and be glad you did)."
"If you're waiting for the perfect opening statement to pop into
your head--forget it! Instead, start anywhere--start at the end,
or the middle--but start."
"'I always throw out my first paragraph. It's just my brain
getting warmed up.' This taught me that I don't have to use
everything I write. I don't have to write what will be the actual
beginning first. I can often find my real beginning several
paragraphs into what I've written. This advice freed up my
writing process in other ways too."
"The habit of discipline to finish each story is the difference
between a hobby and a profession."
"Forget trying to write to the market. It changes too fast.
Instead, write from the heart. Write the book only you can write,
and the market will find you."
"'Leave something for tomorrow,' Neil Simon. Which means... if
you're coming to the end of the writing day, don't finish the
chapter, the act, or the scene. Leave some of it to finish the
next day... you'll start the day excited to finish the scene...
rather than staring at a new blank page."
"Either marry your work (take it seriously and do it every day)
or date it (write only when you feel like it), but know which you
are doing and the repercussions of both."
"Write, write, write!"
Most intriguing piece of advice:
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"Never write anything in your pyjamas."
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTIONS:
How do you overcome writer's block?
What are your most useful writers' reference books?
What are your best sources of market information?
What are your writing habits?
You can find results of the above questions at:
http://www.inkspot.com/~ohi/ink/poll.html
NEW WRITER'S POLL QUESTION: What inspires you to write?
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To answer, please fill out the form at:
http://www.inkspot.com/~ohi/ink/poll/poll6/poll6.html
Your answers will automatically be added to the list. If you
don't have a forms-capable browser, send me your answer in
an e-mail message with "Writers' Poll" in the subject header.
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ADVICE TO ASPIRING WRITERS
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by Jeffrey Carver
<jeffrey.carver@sff.net>
[Ed.note: The following is reprinted with permission from
http://www.sff.net/people/Jeffrey.Carver/]
Many people have emailed me asking what advice I might offer to
an aspiring writer. Here are a few thoughts. A lot more could be
said, obviously, but I hope you'll find the following useful:
Read, read, read. Read widely and voraciously. Since you're
looking at my web page, you probably have an interest in science
fiction or fantasy (SF/F). Seek out the best in the field. (Look
for my recommended reading list but only as a start; it doesn't
even pretend to be exhaustive.) Read the classics, both SF and
other. I wish I'd read more of the non-SF classics when I was in
school.
Practice, practice, practice writing. Writing is a craft that
requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by
making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong. Short
stories are a good training ground and an easier market to break
into.
If you're wondering about a course to pursue in college, and you
think you want a career in writing, choose the school that you
think will give you the best all-around experience. Much of what
I learned in college I learned outside the classroom. Study what
interests you (though it doesn't hurt to get some training for
work that pays a salary!). What do you feel passionate about?
Pursue it! You don't need a certificate to write; you do need
self-discipline and inner fire.
Write from the soul, not from some notion about what you think
the marketplace wants. The market is fickle; the soul is eternal.
Don't plan on making a lot of money from your writing. A survey
by The Authors Guild a few years ago found that the average
author earned about $4000 a year from his or her writing. If you
succeed in breaking out, you will be one of a fortunate few.
Seek out constructive feedback on your work. Take suggestions
seriously, and learn from them. Not all criticisms will be on the
mark, but even those that aren't can help you spot problems that
need attention. You must decide for yourself which suggestions to
take, and which to leave. Writing workshops can be
invaluable--not just to the aspiring writer but also to the
working professional. I have belonged to a local writing group
for over fifteen years, and they critique every piece of work I
do before it goes to a publisher. My writing is far better for
it. There are numerous online workshops available, both on the
Internet and on the big commercial services. See my recommended
reading list for a guidebook to writing workshops.
Seek out good sources of information. There are many fine books
on writing, some of them specifically oriented toward writing
SF/F. The SFFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America)
web page has links to numerous writer-friendly resources on the
net. There's a link to the SFFWA page at the bottom of my home
page.
Be determined, and be thick-skinned. I collected rejection slips
for 6 years before I finally sold my first short story. Why did I
keep going? Was I crazy? Probably. I was convinced I could do it,
and I refused to take no for an answer.
Once you decide you're ready to begin submitting to publishers, I
suggest the following rule:
Always have the next market in mind. If your story comes back
with a rejection note, don't take it personally or stew about it.
GET IT IN THE MAIL TO ANOTHER MARKET THAT SAME DAY. (Then you can
go back to whatever it is you were doing, preferably writing the
next story.)
Good luck, and I look forward to seeing your work in print!
==---------------------------------------------------==
Jeffrey Carver is a science fiction author whose works include
NEPTUNE CROSSING, STRANGE ATTRACTORS, and INFINITE SEA (now
available in hardcover from Tor). Website has list of writers'
resources (see bottom of main page).
URL: http://www.sff.net/people/Jeffrey.Carver/
Copyright (c) 1997 Jeffrey Carver.
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Ask The Experts
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*** Please put "inklings question" in the subject header. ***
Judith Bowen (ROMANCE WRITER) jbowen@max-net.com
David Bredeen (POET) dbreeden@schreiner.edu
Susan Graham (AGENT) slgraham@atl.mindspring.com
Paula Guran (HORROR WRITER) DarkEcho@aol.com
Carol Henson (BOOK DOCTOR) UBKX12C@Prodigy.com
Ken Jenks (ELECTRONIC PUBLISHER) MindsEye@tale.com
Michelle Sagara (SF/FANTASY WRITER) Michelle.Sagara@sff.net
Lee Wardlaw (CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITER) Katknip2@aol.com
Marcia Yudkin (FREELANCE WRITER) send to editor@inklings.com
Sharon Zukowski (MYSTERY/SPY WRITER) 76372.2252@CompuServe.COM
Columnists may be unable to reply privately to every message, but
will answer selected questions in future issues of Inklings.
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ASK THE CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR
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by Lee Wardlaw
<Katknip2@aol.com>
"Crossing over" to juvenile from adult fiction
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Q: What advice can you give a writer who is "crossing over" to
juvenile fiction from adult fiction?
A: My biggest piece of advice is to remember that writing
fiction for children is both the same *and* different as writing
adult fiction.
Good juvenile fiction requires the same essential elements as
good adult fiction: Three dimensional characters the reader
cares about; a logical, forward-moving plot; a universal,
underlying theme; believable dialogue; etc., etc.
Juvenile fiction is different from adult fiction, however, in
that it's much harder to write. That's because you're dealing
with shorter attention spans, minds that aren't yet ready for the
complex themes or subjects often dealt with in adult books, and
kids who can smell a phony from a mile away. (To name just a few
examples!) The biggest mistake writers make when crossing over
into this genre is talking down to their readers and trying to
teach or preach a lesson.
In a nutshell, to make a successful crossover I would advise that
you: 1.) read as many children's books as you can to get a sound
overview of this genre; 2.) think childlike not childish; and 3.)
write to entertain - - yourself and your readers.
==-----------------------------------------------------==
Lee Wardlaw is the award-winning author of 17 books for children,
ranging from picture books to young adult novels. Her two most
recent titles are 101 WAYS TO BUG YOUR PARENTS (middle grade,
Dial) and THE GHOUL BROTHERS (first chapter book, Troll). PUNIA
AND THE KING OF SHARKS (picture book, Dial) will be published in
January 1997. Lee's web page is at
http://www.inkspot.com/~ohi/inkspot/a-lee.html
Copyright (c) 1997 Lee Wardlaw. All rights reserved.
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ASK THE FREELANCE WRITER
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by Marcia Yudkin
Photo release forms?
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QUESTION: I'm doing an article for a regional magazine that also
requires me to furnish a color slide. A science center in my
area will loan me the slide. Do I need to have them sign a photo
release form, giving the magazine permission to use it? If so,
where do I get a photo release form that I can reproduce?
ANSWER: Although I haven't personally dealt with photo releases,
my
understanding is that they get signed by the person depicted in
the photo, or the owner of the house, boat, car, etc. in the
photo, NOT the owner of the photo. Since you didn't say what the
photo is of, I can't take the question any further except to
advise that you ask the magazine whether or not it would require
a photo release in this case. If yes, they should be able to
give you a form to use. If no, I believe you can safely forget
about the issue.
Suspicious of a magazine
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QUESTION: I'm a freelance writer and have developed suspicions
about one of the trade magazines I write for based on the
following facts: (1) They used one of my photos without
permission, paying me only when I pointed out their mistake (2)
The magazine has a reputation for being very tight with money (I
was paid $8/hour for my last two pieces). My question is, they
also publish this magazine in half a dozen foreign countries in
as many languages. How can I find out of they have published any
of my work in these foreign publications? I only sold them First
North American Serial Rights. They have also failed to return my
photographs to me, and I think they assume they own them now. I
am not sure how to deal with this situation. I am still a fairly
new writer and need the exposure to develop a credible list of
credentials, but I don't want to keep on getting ripped off.
Right now I am in the middle of a three part series for them and
they are giving me a hassle about reimbursing me for expenses.
Any advice appreciated.
ANSWER: There are a lot of issues tangled here together.
1. It's not a good idea to do business with people or a company
you do not trust -- whether you own a dry cleaning store or sell
your writing. You should *ask* them if they used your photos in
other editions, and if you don't trust the answer to be honest,
you should cut your losses right now and find other magazines to
write for.
2. I don't know of any markets that pay freelance writers by the
hour. If that were the case, slow writers would make lots more
money for a comparable article than fast writers! Consequently
it doesn't make sense to judge a market as high paying or low
paying according to how much you figure you made per hour
preparing the article.
3. You should bug them about returning your photographs.
4. If you have a contract saying they owe you reimbursement for
expenses, you should invoice them and bug them about payment. If
you didn't agree about expenses in advance, they don't owe you
and you would be wrong to make a fuss about it.
My policy in a case like this is to act in a businesslike manner,
and if the other side does not, then I take my business
elsewhere.
==-----------------------------------------------------==
Marcia Yudkin is a freelance writer who has published hundreds of
magazine articles ranging from the New York Times to
Cosmopolitan, and
is author of eight non-fiction books. You can get e-mailed copies
of
Marcia Yudkin's Freelance Writing FAQ by sending e-mail (it
doesn't
matter what is contained in the e-mail) to: FL@yudkin.com. Free
samples of her audiotapes for writers are available online at
http://www.realvoices.com/ss/audioselection.htm
Copyright (c) 1997 Marcia Yudkin. All rights reserved.
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please, no press releases) to editor@inklings.com with "inklings
book promo" in the subject header. *Subscribers only, please*. I
will print a few each issue. If this is your first sale, please
let me know so I can highlight it!
***Franceschina,John. SISTERS OF GORE: 7 GOTHIC MELODRAMAS BY
BRITISH WOMEN (Garland Publishing). findline@ix.netcom.com
Seligman, Adam Ward. REQUIEM FOR ORPHEUS (Echolalia Press).
A three part poetic elegy for Jaco Pastorius.
Singleton, Linda Joy. CHEER SQUAD #4 (Avon Camelot, Jan/97).
Boys Are Bad News. Author of MY SISTER, THE GHOST.
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COPY EDITOR: Cathy Rutland (cathyr@rom.on.ca)
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