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This issue features an article about author contracts by Moira
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journalism degree by Bob Sablatura (ASK THE JOURNALIST).
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| CONTENTS THIS ISSUE: |
| From The Editor's Desk |
| Fresh Ink and Market Information |
| Ask The Journalist |
| Ask The Agent |
| A Question Of Contract |
| Writers' Classifieds |
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK:
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I put together most of this issue at our cottage in northern
Ontario while listening to loons calling from across the lake,
occasionally brushing away a stray moth drawn to the glow from my
computer screen. How I love the internet. :-)
Thanks to all those that applied for the Inklings admin position.
I was surprised at the number and diversity of applications from
all over the globe, from high school students to well-established
writers and web gurus.
I'd like to welcome Tina Kennedy <tkennedy@inkspot.com> to
Inkspot/Inklings. Tina is a 31-year-old freelance writer and
playwright who lives in Labrador. She uses the internet
extensively for research, networking, and selling articles...in
fact, she is the only person I know who spends more time online
than I do. :-) Tina used to be a paramedic for the military
during
which time she wrote freelance for several publications. She
decided to make the switch to full-time writing about a year ago.
"I'm a single parent, which was the primary reason for deciding
to go at this full-time. I was tired of working out of the home
and having others raising my children. When they began to call me
Tina I knew it was time to make a change. :)" You can see Tina's
writer resource website at:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/3031/fountainpen.html
As most of you have already heard me mention, I get a lot of
e-mail. :-) On July 25th, however, I received a small deluge
from a surprising source...the Young Writers' Forum. Here
is a sample:
"Hello! I am a member of the Young Writers' Forum, as
well as
a frequent visitor to Inkspot. I imagine that you've
gotten a
million letters (or at least 15) from other Young Writers
today, because July 25th is the anniversary of the day
you
opened that particular forum. I, and everyone else, is
writing to thank you for everything you've done for us. I
first joined the Forum in August, and was hooked
immediately.
I met new people, formed on-line friendships, and learned
more about writing all at the same time. In December I
left
for a couple months, but soon one of the poeple I'd
become
friends with e-mailed me and asked me to come back. So I
did,
and I am *so* glad. I have so many memories from all the
people there.
I could go on and on about this, but I'm sure you don't
really want to waste a whole day reading about the
wonderful
experiences I've had being a member of your Forum.
To sum it all up...thank you."
As you might guess, this and similar other messages made my day.
:-) If you'd like to check out the Young Writers' Forum (hosted
in partnership with The Writers' BBS along with many other
writers' discussion forums and chatrooms), please do drop by:
http://www.writersbbs.com/bbs3/
FRESH INK
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Inkspot Writers' Classifieds
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Max. 50 words. Categories include: Markets, Contests, Wanted,
Writers For Hire, Promotion, Events, Services. Free service.
http://www.inkspot.com/classifieds/
Q: The Final Word
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Articles, screenwriting group, writing-related resources.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/5494/
Sitcom Format 101
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Includes script format examples from shows such as Frasier, Mad
About You, Friends. Writing-related links. Join the sitcom
writing mailing list by sending e-mail to:
LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU with the message body reading:
SUBSCRIBE SITCOM Your Name.
http://www.primenet.com/~chuckat/sitcom/sitcom_101.html
Internet Writers' Guild (webring)
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"Web ring" network of published art and writing. Interesting
idea, site content varies wildly in quality.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~kennsj/iwguild/index.html
Media Email List
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Email contact info of media worldwide. Site also includes a
meta-index of other media sources. Maintained by Peter Gugerell.
http://www.ping.at/gugerell/media/
Poetry Super-Highway
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Poetry resources, classifieds, chat room, online publications and
poetry.
http://www.wavenet.com/~rickpoet/PoetLinks.html
Virtual Quill's Inkpot
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Maintained by Dave Kearns. Nicely organized collection of
descriptive
links.
http://vquill.com/inkpot/index.htm
Zine Fiend Festival
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Aug.7-30, Seattle, WA. Gallery show of work related to zines and
their creators/contributors. Includes panel discussion by John
Labovitz on e-zines.
http://home.earthlink.net/~stuffncristy/zinefiend.html
Gebbie Press
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Media directory. TV and weekly newspaper databases free, charge
for
the full list. Autoresponder library of promotion tip info.
http://www.gebbieinc.com/
Writer's Pocket Tax Guide 1997
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Written primarily for freelance writers. Distributed free of
charge on the web, those who find this guide useful are asked to
send $15 to the author to help compensate for time/effort in
putting the guide together. More info from dcypser@netcom.com.
http://www.nyx.net/~dcypser/wptge97.html
Police Writer's Club
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Resources for police writers. Also info about writing contest
and first writers' conference on Nov.7-9 in Virginia.
http://www.ccsinc.com/knight/pwc.htm
Internet News Bureau: Resources For Journalists
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Includes list of online job banks.
http://www.newsbureau.com/journalist.html
Writing Now
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Monthly ezine dedicated to helping writers get published.
http://www.mindspring.com/~daviskyle/
The DON'T Post
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List of editors/publishers not accepting submissions.
http://www.talewins.com/Dont.htm
Writers Village
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Free online interactive course, links, bulletin board, writers'
group, chats, more.
http://www.pinn.net/~calvino/
The Writer's Block
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Interesting site about writer's block.
http://sff.net/people/LisaRC
AUTHOR HIGHLIGHT: Charles Ghigna
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Children's author, poet. His website includes a monthly poem,
biographical and bibliographical info, school visit information
and schedule, other info. You can reach Charles
Ghigna at PaGoose@aol.com .
http://www.inkspot.com/author/ghigna/
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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/market/.
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:GilaQueen@aol.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~alecwest/gila/index.html
THE WRITE MARKETS REPORT
Markets magazine for writers. Email: dvrg19d@prodigy.com.
http://members.tripod.com/~deepsouth/index-writemkt.htm
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"FNASR" = First North American Serial Rights, "SASE" =
self-addressed, stamped envelope, "simsubs" = simultaneous
submissions, "mss" = manuscript, "RT" = response time, "GL" =
guidelines, "wds" = words, "cc" = contributor's copy.
***If you are a *paying* market and would like your guidelines
included in a future issue of Inklings, please fill out the form
at: http://www.inkspot.com/market/mktpayform.html
PAPYRUS - seeks wrtier's craft articles, book reviews
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PapyrusPO Box 270797West Hartford, CT 06127-0797. Ginger
Whitaker, Editor. Quarterly publication. eader's and writer's
magazine of craft articles, prose and poetry, market info,
contests, news and notes of African American writers. Papyrus is
open to all interested in writing for an African American
audience. Pays on publication. Email submission okay. Buys
first-time rights. PAYMENT: $25 for craft articles and book
reviews. LOOKING FOR: "writer's craft articles that are
inspirational for our Insight column, nuts and bolts "technique"
column, entitled Honing Your Craft, and a brief 800 word Tip
Sheet column. Book Reviews 1600 to 3200 words; can be longer."
TIPS: "Looking for solid writing with good English skills. Make
sure material is interesting to African American audience."
(Info rec'd July 24/97)
URL: http://www.ReadersNdex.com/papyrus
Email: gwhitaker@imagine.com
JUST KIDS MAGAZINE - seeking fict/nonfict, poetry, artwork,
cartoons
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JUST KIDS MAGAZINE, 7071 N. Bales #227, Gladstone, MO 64119.
Amber Zweifel, Senior Editor. Quarterly publication. "Just Kids
magazine is written by children and young adults all over the
world. It is the purpose of JK magazine to promote self-esteem
and family values. While empowering young adults and children to
pursue their dreams and visions so they can speak through their
work. Just Kids magazine will be their voice." Email submissions
okay. Pays on publication. Payment varies US $5-25 and US $5-$15
for artwork/cartoons. Buys First American rights. LOOKING FOR:
250-500 words fiction/non-fiction. pays US $10-25, Poetry/please
query first pays US $5-15, Artwork page US pays $5-15, Cartoons
up to six panels pays US$5, Holiday theme articles pays US$10-20.
"Our magazine is read by 7-21 year olds and their families.
Absolutely, NO profanity or sexual content material. We are
looking for a writer who can compel us to share in their views,
dreams or vision. We place high emphasis on content not flowery
prose. We want news and articles of interest to our readers.
Holiday themes are in demand. Please query first." (Info rec'd
Aug.2/97)
Email: Kilfel@aol.com
ABORIGINAL SCIENCE FICTION - seeks sf stories, poetry
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POB 2449, Woburn MA 01888-0849. Editor: Charles C. Ryan.
Quarterly. Circ 12k. "ASF will only consider original sf stories
or science/sf poetry. ASF also accepts cartoons and jokes".
"While 'hard SF' will get more favorable attention, ASF also
wants good action-adventure stories, good space opera, and
science fantasy. Stories with the best chance of acceptance
will make unique use of the latest scientific theories and
discoveries, have lively, convincing characters, an ingenious
plot, a powerful and well-integrated theme, and use an
imaginative setting. Do not submit f/h, s&s;, or Twilight Zone
type stories. They will not be accepted. Queries are
unnecessary. We do not serialize novels, but we may consider a
short excerpt from one. Do not send the entire novel; just
send the excerpt - which should stand on its own as a separate
story. We recommend you read ASF to obtain an idea of the type
of stories we publish and we also recommend you read other sf
magazines. Watching sf on television or at the movies will not
provide adequate background to write a good sf story. All poems
must be about a sf or science related topic."
LENGTH: 2500-6500 wds (fiction), pays $200; 1-2 pages (poetry),
$20-25, 50-150 wds (jokes), $5, on pub for 1st NASR. Stories
in English only. No simsubs, reprints, or stories on disks.
Sample $6.85, subscription $19/4 issues. RT=6-12 weeks.
(Source: The Gila Queen's Guide To Markets, #87)
FANGORIA - seeks articles and interviews
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Starlog Communications, Inc., 475 Park Ave. S. 8th Floor, NY,
NY 10016. Editor: Tony Timpone. Published 10 times/yr. "A
market for nf articles and interviews re: horror films, TV
series, books and those who create them. We emphasize
personalities
and behind-the-scenes angles of horror film-making. Our
approach is positive, though we're well aware of negative aspects
some see in horror (dating back to Grimm's Fairy Tales). Our
audience, however, wants to read about latest fear films and
their makers in addition to classic flicks. Let others
harp on negativity - we want to have fun! Also, Fangaria is,
de facto, the trade journal for special makeup FX creators, often
interviewed here and considered heroes by most readers. And
remember: our audience is composed of experts on horror.
Writers who wish to write for us should be, too." WHAT WE
NEED: "Full-length interviews/profiles of actors, directors,
screenwriters and special makeup FX technicans who have made
significant horror contributions (or are now making them in
currently lensing projects), horror/thriller novelists. Special
FX and special makeup FX how-it-was-dones (on film-making ONLY!).
Retrospectives on important genre contributors (many of which
we have done)." No fiction or first-person opinion stories about
horror/thriller films. Query first by snailmail with ideas and
writing samples. LENGTH: 500-1000 wds (sidebars), pays varying
rates; 1000-3500 wds (full-length articles), $100+ on pub, for
1st NASR and 'the option (for an additional later fee) to
reprint the article in compilation publications. RT=4 wks.
(Source: The Gila Queen's Guide To Markets, #87)
URL: http://www.shamag.com/starlog/fango.html
ALASKA PARENTING - seeks articles
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Alaska Parenting, 1261 Seward Meridian Pkway, Wasilia, AK
99654. P(907) 495-7006. F (907) 352-2277. Jodi Snyder, Managing
Editor. 70% freelance. Parenting publication dealing with
pregnancy, childbirth, newborn and infant issues all the way
through troubled teenagers. Circ 26k. Monthly. Pays on pub.
Reprints accepted. Reports in 6 weeks, if interested. No
response if not interested. Sample copy for SASE. Subscription
$18. Guidelines by email or by snailmail with SASE.
NEEDS: short articles with concise writing, supported data,
artwork
or photos, and resource listings. Need theme stories six weeks
in advance of publication. Allow 4 weeks for reading. Pays $25-75
+ 1-12 copies (when writer supplies postage) per story
depending on quality, length of story, and topic, for 300-1000
wds.
Submit complete ms or query. PHOTOS: b/w or color slides
preferred,
prints acceptable, line art when photos unavailable. HINTS: "Most
common mistakes include stories too long to use, stories that are
interesting but not factual, and stories inappropriate for
Alaska climate or lifestyles." (source: The Write Markets Report)
Email: jaws1@matnet.com
Website: http://www.akparenting.com
THEATER MAGAZINE - seeks short non-fiction, plays
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Theater Magazine, Yale School of Drama, 222 York St., New Haven,
CT 06520. F(203) 432-8336. Chris DeHaan, Managing Editor. Martha
Hostettler, Scripts. 25% freelance. Features articles, essays,
and reviews on experimental theatre or contemporary theater
issues. Circ 3k. Three issues/yr. Pays on publication. Buys all
rights unless negotiated otherwise. No reprints. Reports 3 mos.
Sample copies are not available. (See THEATER in libraries or
bookstores or check website). Subscription $22. Guidelines by
email or mail with SASE. NEEDS: Critical essays, international
reports, polemics and manifestoes, and one new play per issue.
Pays $50-150. Submit query. HINTS: "We want fresh ideas and
good writing, with emphasis on theater's new and vital work. Be
familiar with our publication prior to query."
(Source: The Write Markets Report)
Email: theater.magazine@yale.edu
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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 Breeden (POET) drpoetry@ktc.com
Charles Deemer (SCREENWRITER) cdeemer@teleport.com
Mark Fowler (LAWYER) askthelawyer@inkspot.com
Susan Graham (AGENT) slgraham@mindspring.com
Paula Guran (HORROR WRITER) DarkEcho@aol.com
Carol Henson (BOOK DOCTOR) UBKX12C@Prodigy.com
Ken Jenks (ELECTRONIC PUBLISHER) MindsEye@tale.com
David Leit (LAWYER) askthelawyer@inkspot.com
Bob Sablatura (JOURNALIST) bob.sablatura@reporters.net
Michelle Sagara (SF/FANTASY WRITER) Michelle.Sagara@sff.net
Lee Wardlaw (CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITER) Katknip2@aol.com
Marcia Yudkin (FREELANCE WRITER) send to yudkin@inkspot.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 AGENT
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by Susan Graham
<slgraham@mindspring.com>
Unresponsive agent
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Q: My book agent expressed interest in my work (unpublished
middle grade fiction, first in a series) at a writers conference.
Over the next year she told me that she had read my book and
thought I had real talent. Since then I've written several more
books in the series but have been discouraged with the lack of
feedback from the agent; I always have to be the one to call her,
and it seems to be taking so long. Any advice?
A: Agents are often very busy people. In fact, all of the good
ones are quite busy. Coupled with the extremely slow publishing
business, it's easy to see how this makes for a lot of
frustration on your part. However, you do have to understand
what is happening behind the scenes, so you can communicate
effectively with your agent.
Agents often don't have time to look through queries to find new
authors, so taking a long time to get to you in the first place
is normal. When submissions go out, it takes anywhere from right
away to a year to get a reply, depending on the workload of the
editor. The standard time is between one and three months for an
agent to receive a reply, but six months is not unusual.
Childrens novels by first-time authors are an especially
difficult sell.
I suggest talking with your agent about an acceptable method of
communication that is a good compromise between the two of you.
It's pretty standard for clients to contact agents from time to
time to get a progress report, but a quick update every so often
is also very nice to get, albeit time-consuming on the part of
the agent. If you both have email, that may be the best way to
go about it. But don't expect the agent to be pleased about the
idea of providing progress reports when she is just waiting for
an answer. This is one of those times when she is really doing
you a great favor, since editors hate to be bothered over and
over again about submissions. Agents are great buffers and
negotiators for both sides.
What you should do instead is stop worrying about the business
side of things, let the agent do her job, and go write some more
books. After all, that's why you hire agents, among other
reasons. If the agent didn't have submissions out to quality
publishers, or wasn't enthusiastic, or was being dishonest with
you, that would be different. It sounds like you are very lucky
to have a busy, energetic, successful literary agent.
The best answer to any problem with your agent is to communicate
with him/her. Good communication is vital to any relationship.
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Susan L. Graham owns Graham Literary Agency, Inc. She represents
genre fiction as well as commercial fiction and nonfiction. Her
unique Website (http://GrahamLiteraryAgency.com) helps to promote
her authors and the agency.
Copyright (c) 1997 Graham Literary Agency, Inc.
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ASK THE JOURNALIST
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by Bob Sablatura
<bob.sablatura@reporters.net>
Q: I have an accounting degree and work for a tax office. I also
freelance part-time. I am hoping to break into newspaper
reporting full time but have not been successful in even getting
an interview with a daily paper. How can I make the jump from
freelancer to staff reporter, and do you believe my lack of a
journalism degree will hold me back?
A: The fact that your degree and experience give you skills that
are actually useful to the news profession ought to catapult you
to the top of the list. Most editors I know often remark that
they are looking for reporters who know something about economics
and can read a balance sheet. But, the fact of the matter is that
most editors consider writing experience to be more important
than real world skills, even though they may not admit it. The
only way to overcome this handicap is to get experience in
writing the type of stories to which you are best suited. If I
were in your position, I would consider a specialty like public
finance, and concentrate on developing stories about how local
governments use and abuse their budgets. Most local governments
are not watched closely and normally it is relatively easy to
find abuses in spending and in the manner in which contracts are
awarded. While many reporters write stories of this nature, few
really understand the topic well, and it is an area where you can
quickly become noticed. In short order you will develop a stack
of clips that will be impressive to virtually any editor because
they will demonstrate that you can handle the type of stories
that are the bread and butter of many metropolitan dailies.
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Bob Sablatura is an investigative reporter for the Houston
Chronicle. He is also director of The Reporters Network
(http://www.reporters.net/), a media directory and resource for
journalists, editors, producers, and freelance writers.
Copyright (c) 1997 Bob Sablatura.
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A QUESTION OF CONTRACT
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by Moira Allen
<Moira.Allen@olywa.net>
Q: In 1995 an editor we met at a conference asked us to submit
an article to her magazine. We did so, and within a couple of
months we received a contract and a letter requesting
photographs. After signing the contract and sending the photos,
we never heard from the editor again. We have called at least
ten times and have written directly to the editor, but have not
received any reply. At this time we would like to place the
article elsewhere, but having signed a contract, we believe we
would be walking on thin legal ice if we took this tack. How
should we proceed?
A: The answer to your question depends not only on the amount of
time that has passed without a response, but also upon the
specific terms of the contract you signed. Two questions are
particularly important here: (1) Were you paid for the article?
and (2) What rights did you sell?
First, let's review your options based on the assumption that you
have been paid. The question now is, "What rights did you sell?"
* All rights or work for hire. If you signed an "all
rights" or "work for hire" contract, and you have been paid,
that's basically the end of the story. The magazine owns your
article, and you have no further claim to it. The magazine,
however, is under no actual obligation to publish that article.
It is the magazine's property, and it can do whatever it wishes
with it. You may not reclaim it, withdraw it, or resell it.
* First time or one-time rights. If you sold first-time
rights to the article, and it has not been published, you can
reclaim it by returning the money you received for it. This
would be a logical option, however, only if you are certain that
you can sell the article somewhere else for at least as much
money (and preferably more). Otherwise, it's more advisable to
keep the cash and live with the sting of non-publication.
Remember, too, that while you may not be able to resell this
particular article until it has been published and the rights
revert to you, you can always develop a new and different article
based on the same information.
Now, let's suppose that you haven't been paid. In this case, the
primary question is "What were the terms of the agreement?"
* Pays on acceptance. If the magazine contract specifies
that it pays on acceptance, you should have received a check
within 30 days of signing the contract. If you have not, the
magazine is in violation of its agreement (and you should have
begun addressing this a long time ago). You can withdraw the
article from consideration by writing a letter citing this
violation of the agreement as the grounds for your withdrawal.
This holds true regardless of what rights you actually sold,
because until you have received payment, the rights have not,
technically, been purchased.
* Pays on publication. When a magazine pays on
publication, you won't see a check until two or three months
after the article is actually published. And, sad to say, it
isn't that uncommon for a "pays on publication" market to hold an
article for as long as two years. In this case, technically, the
magazine is not in violation of its agreement. However, as you
have had no response to your requests for information, you would
be within your rights to write a letter stating that you wish to
cancel the contract and withdraw the article from the magazine's
files, based on its failure to publish the article in a timely
fashion and its refusal to provide you with a publication date.
Since no money has changed hands, your rights have technically
not been "bought" (even if they were "all rights"), so regaining
your material will be less difficult.
As you can see, the question that must be answered is whether or
not the magazine is somehow in violation of its agreement. If
you have been paid for the material, it is far more difficult to
argue that the magazine has violated its contract. The typical
reaction to such a complaint would be, "you got your money, what
are you fussing about?" Remember, again, a magazine is not
actually obligated to publish material that it purchases.
If you sold one-time rights, were paid, and would like to sell
the article somewhere else, you might be able to make the case
that the magazine is making it impossible for you to sell
secondary rights. However, that's a thin argument. Again, you
would do better to recraft the article, update it if possible,
and turn it into something new. However, even this is risky if
you've sold all rights or signed a work-for-hire agreement, as
such an agreement may limit your right to sell "similar" or
"derivative" works elsewhere (including a different article based
on the same information).
If you feel strongly about regaining this material, and your
rights are murky, you would be wise to contact a lawyer and have
a formal, legal letter drafted. A final option is to simply
"write off" this particular piece and get on to new things.
Almost everyone ends up losing an article at some time or
another. Sometimes it's simply not productive to fight an
endless battle over one piece of work, when one could be focusing
on other things. It depends upon how important this issue is to
you. Good luck!
==------------------------------------------------==
Moira Allen is a former editor of Dog Fancy magazine, and has
been a professional freelancer and editorial consultant for more
than 18 years. She is the author of three books and more than 100
articles. She also teaches professional and creative writing at
a local community college. You can find out more information at:
http://www.olywa.net/peregrine/index.html
Copyright (c) 1997 Moira Allen.
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West Virginia. Workshops, mss critiques, presentations, literary
and book exhibits. Email: George Lies <glies@wvu.edu>.
URL: http://www.inkspot.com/network/goldenrod.html
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