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Issue 4.7 Apr.1st, 1998
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This issue features the second part of Moira Allen's article on
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| CONTENTS THIS ISSUE: |
| From The Editor's Desk |
| Fresh Ink and Market Information |
| Ask The Book Doctor |
| Electronic Publishing: Protecting Your Rights (Part 2) |
| Writers' Classifieds |
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK:
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I tried to think of something creative to do for the April Fools
issue of Inklings that wouldn't be too annoying but failed,
sorry. :)
Thanks very much to everyone who sent me birthday postcards. Rand
reports that quite a few have arrived at the U.S. post office
box; I'll be collecting them from him this weekend and combining
them with the ones from my Toronto mailbox before I do the prize
drawing. Several people wrote to me saying they had the same
birthday, and one (Dave Hindman of Kansas) had EXACTLY the same
birthday (Mar.29/62). And, um, one person thought my name was
Bruce for some reason.
Two issues ago, I asked for a volunteer to help me maintain the
Young Writers' section of Inkspot. I have been inundated with
replies over the past few weeks (over 200 so far). :) Thanks for
your patience while I go through these email messages. I will be
posting results in Inklings once I've chosen a volunteer. Thanks
very much to all applicants! (Cut-off date has passed, so please
don't submit any new applications, thanks.)
Congratulations to the following prizewinners:
Linda Hetherington - Markets Abroad subscription
Kelly Marriott - Markets Abroad subscription
James Branson - The Writer's Handbook
Shelby Johnston - Cyber Writing
FRESH INK
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BOOK PRIZE GIVEAWAYS: ARTISTS' COMMUNITIES, SMALL PRESSES
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By entering, you agree to let Inkspot and Inklings publish your
name and email address if you win. Deadline: April 10/98. More
info about the contest and books at:
http://www.inkspot.com/admin/giveaway.html
ARTISTS COMMUNITIES (1996, Allworth Press) is a directory of U.S.
residencies that offer "time and space for creativity". Published
by the Alliance Of Artists' Communities, this book provides
2-page profiles and photographs of seventy artists' communities,
as well as information about foreign residency programs. To
enter, send an email to giveaway@inkspot.com with "artist
communities" in the subject header.
SMALL PRESSES AND LITTLE MAGAZINES OF THE UK AND IRELAND (1997,
The Stationery Office Oriel Bookshop) is compiled by Peter Finch
and is an address list of small presses and little magazines. For
more info, contact peter.finch@theso.co.uk or Stationery Office
Oriel Bookshop, The Friary, Cardiff, CF1 4AA UK. To enter, send
an email to giveaway@inkspot.com with "small presses" in the
subject header.
Note: If you wish to donate a writing-related book to the
biweekly giveaway, please email editor@inkspot.com with "book for
giveaway" in the subject header.
Technical writing
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Part of The Mining Co. site. Articles, advice, resource links,
chat, newsletter, bulletin board.
http://techwriting.miningco.com
JournalismNet
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Created and maintained by Julian Sher.
http://www.journalismnet.com/
Submitting to the Black Hole
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Response times of various sf/f/h markets. Frequently updated.
http://brain-of-pooh.tech-soft.com/critters/blackholes/
electro-lit utopia
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Guidelines for non-paying markets.
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~seraab/zine/
NovelDoc
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A new list in which novelists provide mutual support in the
critique and revision of their completed drafts. Also tips,
primers and talk on fiction technique, plots, novel marketing.
http://www3.hypercon.com/~jilla/noveldoc/
Writergrrls
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Online writers' community for women. "Writergrrls is open to all
women writers, although of course we hope to be able to meet each
other in person someday." To subscribe, send email to
majordomo@list.sirius.com with "subscribe writergrrls" in the
message body (no quotes).
http://www.sirius.com/~preciado/test/open.htm
SPEC Screenwriting Workshop
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Provides serious screenwriters the means to present their
scriptwork and receive useful feedback from colleagues. Mandatory
submission requirements; see website for details. To subscribe
send email to listserv@YORKU.CA with SUBSCRIBE SPEC in the body
of the message.
http://www.yorku.ca/faculty/arts/spec/spec.html
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MARKET INFORMATION
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Please get current, detailed guidelines before submitting to
publications if possible. Don't submit to email addresses unless
specifically stated. Include a SASE for surface mail replies.
More market info at: http://www.inkspot.com/market/.
Special thanks to the following market sources:
SCAVENGER'S NEWSLETTER: monthly sf/f/h/m mkt info letter
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THE GILA QUEEN'S GUIDE TO MARKETS: Email GilaQueen@aol.com
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THE WRITE MARKETS REPORT: free issue from ForWriters@reporters.net
http://members.tripod.com/~deepsouth/index-writemkt.html
CHILDREN'S WRITERS MARKET LIST: sample from childmkt@inkspot.com
http://www.inkspot.com/feature/shauers/
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self-addressed, stamped envelope, "simsubs" = simultaneous
submissions, "mss" = manuscript, "RT" = response time, "GL" =
guidelines, "wds" = words, "cc" = contributor's copy,
"IWGL" = Inkspot Writer's Guideline Library.
If you are a paying market and wish to add your listing to
Inkspot/Inklings, request a form from mktform@inkspot.com.
Check out the *INKSPOT WRITERS' GUIDELINES LIBRARY* at:
http://www.inkspot.com/cgi-bin/guidelines/guide.cgi
BOYS' LIFE MAGAZINE
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Boys' Life, Boy Scouts of America, 1325 West Walnut Hill Lane,
Irving, TX USA 75015-2079. Editors: Mr. Mike Goldman (Articles
Editor) Ms. Rachel Buchholz (Special Features Editor) Ms. Shannon
Lowry (Associate Editor). General interest monthly magazine for
boys 8-18. Circ: 1.3 million, est. 1911. Buys first-time rights
for original, unpublished material. PAYMENT: Non-fiction:
$400-1500, Fiction: $750 and up, Columns: $150-$400. Columns open
to freelancers: "Column headings are science, nature, earth,
health, sports, space and aviation, cars, computers,
entertainment, pets, history, music and others. Each issue uses
seven columns on average. We also have back-of-the-book how-to
features that bring $250-300. Query Rachel Buchholz, special
features editor." WORD LENGTHS: Non-fiction: 500-1400 wds
Fiction: 1000-1500 wds. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: NON-FICTION-
Subject matter is broad. We cover everything from professional
sports to American history to how to pack a canoe. A look at a
current list of the BSA's more than 100 merit badge pamphlets
gives an idea of the wide range of subjects possible. Even
better, look at a year's worth of recent issues. We are found in
libraries and BSA council offices. Query Mike Goldman, articles
editor. FICTION-All stories feature a boy or boys. We use humor,
mystery, science fiction and adventure. We use one short story
per issue. Send completed manuscript (with cover letter and
envelope with adequate return postage) to Shannon Lowry,
Associate Editor. OTHER TIPS: Articles for BL must interest
and entertain boys ages 8-18. Write for a boy you know who is 12.
Our readers demand crisp, punchy writing in relatively short,
straight-forward sentences. The editors demand well-reported
articles that demonstrate high standards of journalism. We follow
The New York Times manual of style and usage. We receive approx.
100 queries and unsolicited mss and 75 fiction mss per week.
Unsolicited nonfiction mss are returned unread. Please query by
mail, not by phone. (Source: IWGL)
COUNTRY WOMAN MAGAZINE
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Country Woman, Reiman Publications 5400 S. 60th St., Greendale,
WI USA 53129 Ph: (414) 423-0100. Ms. Kathy Pohl, Managing Editor.
Bimonthly consumer magazine, 68 pp, full-color, est.1970.
Magazine for women who live in or long for the country. It is a
positive, upbeat, entertaining publication that reflects the many
interests and roles of its readers through short,
photo-illustrated personality profiles of rural women...antiques
and gardening articles...nostalgic photos and reader
remembrances. Editorial lead time: 6 months. Sample copy: $2 +
9x12" envelope with $1.93 in postage to address. Subscriptions:
Freelancers may subscribe at a special rate of $10.98/yr
(regularly $17.98). FEATURES/PROFILE STORIES: Approx 6 profile
pieces/issue about ordinary country women doing interesting and
extraordinary things. Light, entertaining conversational style
with plenty of direct quotes from the featured country woman.
This is her story; let her tell it. Stories should have a strong
"angle" and must be focused throughout. Must be country-related,
with the "why" behind what the woman is doing clearly explained.
Bright, top-quality, color photos must accompany all profile
pieces. Prefer 35 mm or 2-1/4 Kodachrome transparencies. Take
good action (not posed) shots of your featured country woman in
her natural environment. While your subject should be colorfully
dressed, she should not be wearing much makeup. Approx. 1000 wds,
accompanied by a good variety of photos - give us lots to choose
from, please. $100-225. SERVICE FEATURES: must relate
specifically to country women's lives. Some "how-to" articles we've
recently bought include: how to start your own at-home business,
how to market your crafts, how to sell your work to publishers.
500-600 wds. Color photos where appropriate. $50-75. COUNTRY
CRAFTS, SEWING, NEEDLEWORK: emphasizing quick, easy and
inexpensive country crafts. Prefer items that are utilitarian as
well as pretty. Include a list of all materials needed, detailed
patterns, instructions, illustrations. Actual item must be
enclosed so we can check it against instructions. Also welcome
features on contemporary sewing methods, ideas for "remakes",
quilting tips, practical wardrobe planning, etc. Good photos
where appropriate. $35-75. DECORATING: features on home
improvements along with before and after photos, short tips on
decorating and exciting features on how to accomplish that
"country look". Good quality color transparencies a must.
$50-125. NOSTALGIA: three categories: "I Remember When"
(recollection of a past events that majority can identify with),
"I'll Never Forget" (more personal recollection describing an
event unique to the writer), and general nostalgia captured in
fiction or poetry. 750-1000 wds. $50-75. INSPIRATIONAL: should
reflect the positive way in which the country enhances your own
life. 750 wds. $50-75. POETRY: Must have a rural theme and
upbeat. Always looking for good, seasonal poetry. Accept only
traditional styles - with rhythm & rhyme. 4-25 lines, with some
exceptions. $10-25. FICTION: Well-written short fiction is a
continuing need. Subjects should center on life in the country,
its problems and joys, as experienced by women; and contain a
positive, upbeat message. The main character MUST be a country
woman. 1000 wds. $90-125. Other notes: Reserves right to rewrite
material, may hold articles several years before purchasing, pays
on acceptance. Publishes mss approx 1-3 mos after acceptance.
Query first. NOT LOOKING FOR: Profiles pieces in recent
"transplants" to the country or in upscale "yuppie country"
operations. TIPS: If querying first (and DO query on all
feature/profile pieces), include SASE. Please enclose a SASE with
ALL mss and photo submissions. For craft submissions, send return
postage in the form of a check or money order. Submissions
without adequate return postage will not be returned. CW is NOT
responsible for lost material.
(Source: IWGL)
OTHER VOICES
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Other Voices, Garneau, P.O. Box 52059, 8210-109 St, Edmonton, AB.
Ms. Karen I. Press (Member of Editorial Collective). "Other
Voices is a semi-annual literary journal committed to the
publication of good writing. We encourage high quality
submissions from any perspective, from new and established
writers, particularly women. We are interested primarily in
poetry and in fiction or non-fiction prose, but also consider
reviews, articles, artwork, and photographs. Submissions should
be made in standard format with SASE and cover letter including
bio and all contact information (including e-mail). Artwork and
photographs should be camera-ready, b&w; unless intended for the
cover. Deadlines are Mar. 15 and Sept. 15." "Our typical readers
are writers, literary scholars, and educated cultured types."
Circ. 650, Established: 1988. Pays on publication, $25 +
subscription. Buys FNASR. "We ask for permission to post
published writing on our website temporarily, but we do not pay
extra for it and only do it if the writer want us to." Encourages
new/unpublished writers. "We usually only make editorial
decisions immediately after the submissions deadlines of Sept. 15
and Mar. 15. The closer to the deadline we receive your
submission, the less you will have to wait for a reply. If you
just miss a deadline, you may have to wait 6 months. Once a
piece is accepted, it is published within a few months." Sample
copy: $8. Subscription: $15/yr Canada, $20 U.S., $25 overseas.
Publishes mss 1-3 months after acceptance. Email submissions ok,
no queries necessary, send complete mss. NON-FICTION: 3500 wds.
FICTION: 3500 wds. POETRY: 50 lines. Note: "Lengths are not
firm--we are more interested in quality than quantity." OTHER
TIPS: " Please note deadlines. Always include SASE. We do not
publish genre fiction or sentimental poetry. We do not publish
racist, sexist, or homophobic material." (Source: IWGL)
URL: http://www.ualberta.ca/~kpress/OtherVoices.html
Email: kpress@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
FUNNY TIMES
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Funny Times, PO Box 18530, Cleveland Hgts, OH USA 44118.
Publishers: Raymond Lesser, Susan Wolpert. "The nation's leading
monthly humor review combining the funniest articles and cartoons
in an advertising-free format." Monthly print consumer tabloid.
Circ. 52K, est. 1975. Buys 31-40 freelance articles/yr. Pays on
publication, $50/published piece. Accepts simsubs, reprints,
unsolicited submissions. Encourages new/unpublished writers.
Editorial/seasonal lead time: varies, up to 6 months. $3.00 for
sample issue includes handling and 1st class postage. Available
via snail mail request or through encrypted web site option. RT:
varies, max 6 months. WORD LENGTHS: non-fiction & fiction,
500-700 wds. Published contributors receive complimentary
subscription. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: "Any kind, any subject but
it must make us laugh." (Source: IWGL)
URL: http://www.funnytimes.com
Email: ft@funnytimes.com
From Margaret Shauer's Children's Writers Marketplace Column:
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INSIDE/OUT, 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740: Lori
Peckham, Editor. This monthly publication uses articles and true
story/fiction format of 500 to 1500 words for teens 15-19. Pay is
$60 to $100 for varying rights. Does not like simultaneous
submissions. (Most magazines do not, even if they say they will
read them.)
JA TEEN CLUB, 2024 S Vine, Wichita, KS 67213: David Springs,
Editor. This quarterly is general interest, for teens 13-19. Uses
articles, fiction, interviews and cartoons. To 1500 words.
Upbeat, not fighting authority. Pays .03 word to $100, on
acceptance, for 1st NA serial rights. Inquiries or subs okay at:
david@appleseed.net.
SCITECH, 1382 Third Avenue, Suite 399, New York, NY 10021: Kim
Magliore, Editor. Wants nonfiction on how science, math and
technology are a part of the everyday world. For jr high and high
school students. Query or ask for topics of upcoming issues. Pay
varies. E-mail: km@interport.net.
For full column, see http://www.inkspot.com/feature/shauers/
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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
Carol Henson (BOOK DOCTOR) bookdoc@Prodigy.net
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
Columnists may be unable to reply privately to every message,
but will answer selected questions in future issues of Inklings.
Please keep your question BRIEF and send it to *one* columnist.
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ASK THE BOOK DOCTOR
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by Carol Henson <bookdoc@prodigy.net>
Q: How do I find a good editor?
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I've worked and reworked my manuscript a couple of times but now
I've decided I need a professional editor. How can I be sure
I'll find a good one?
A: As a writer myself, I've had my share of editors, good and
bad. A bad editor can totally destroy your confidence whereas a
good editor can make your pen fly. Above all, I think a good
editor has to be a teacher.
You might ask the prospective editor to tell you his or her
philosophy on writing. Does he only concentrate on grammar,
punctuation and structure or does he show an appreciation for
style, prose and form? Does he have a love of words? Can he be
honest without being brutal? A lot of it has to do with an
individual's personality. Not every editor should work with
every writer. You need a good match. It's also a good sign when
an editor is open to feedback. Edit marks are really just
suggestions. The writer always gets the final say. Again, not
every editing style works for every writer.
Some writers want "just the facts, ma'am." They want pointed
suggestions and criticism. Others need lots of encouragement,
not only corrections but also comments in the margins when
there's something good to say about their writing. I don't think
it is asking too much to have an editor provide you with a sample
of his work. This is best when he's willing to do some actual
work on YOUR manuscript. That way, you get a look BEFORE you
commit.
Hiring an editor is not easy but I think it is well worth the
effort it takes to find a good one. The role of a professional
editor is very important. Remember, the editing experience
should be a LEARNING experience. And once you find an editor
you can work with, hang on for dear life.
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Carol Henson is a Book Doctor/editor/author and is happy to
respond to your questions about Book Doctors, editing, writing,
etc. Her web page is located at:
http://pages.prodigy.com/books/bookdoc.htm.
Copyright (c) 1998 Carol Henson. All rights reserved.
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ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING: PROTECTING YOUR RIGHTS (PART 2)
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by Moira Allen <moira@inkspot.com>
(Second of a two-part article on electronic publishing issues.)
As I discussed in the previous issue, print publications and
e-zines take very different approaches to the handling of
electronic rights. While print publications rely on contracts
(and on often-outmoded "print rights" terminology), e-zines tend
to avoid contracts and prefer to do business with "e-mail and a
handshake."
In two areas, however, both print and electronic magazines do
business in much the same way: In their approach to archiving
material on-line, and with respect to how they regard material
previously posted on a personal website. Here, too, the writer
needs to take precautions to ensure that rights are not
inadvertently lost.
Archiving: On-Line Forever?
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E-zines and print publications tend to differ in how much of
their content is posted on-line. For e-zines, obviously, the
answer is "all" -- e-zines have no other form of distribution.
For print magazines, however, the answer is usually "selected
articles" (50%); only 13% of those surveyed said that they posted
their entire issue on-line. Many responded that they posted only
in-house materials, "teasers," or promotional material intended
to attract subscribers.
Once that material goes on-line, however, it tends to stay there.
The word most commonly used by 29% of the e-zines and 61% of the
print publications to describe their archiving procedure was
"indefinitely." (Another common word was "forever.") Other print
publications archived back issues on-line for 1-6 months (21%) or
up to two years (11%).
At the same time, those publications that purchased only "first"
or "one-time" rights generally stated that the right to resell
the material reverted to the author "immediately" after
publication. For print magazines, that meant when the print
publication containing the material was issued; for e-zines, it
meant when the "current issue" became available on-line (or was
e-mailed).
Authors may need to ask a serious question here: What does
"first use" mean if one's material is perpetually available on
the website of a previous publisher? In the print media, back
issues are difficult and sometimes costly to obtain; on the
Internet, however, they are often only a mouse-click away. This
means that an article published a year ago may be as accessible
to the reader as one published last week. Such ready
availability may have serious implications for authors attempting
to market their work to competing (or similar) publications. Can
one honestly sell "one-time exclusive rights" if the material
still remains available on a previous buyer's website?
When marketing on-line, this becomes an important issue. Many
e-zines have no interest in claiming a writer's "print" rights,
but do request exclusive electronic use. (Some specify a
timeframe for that exclusivity; others do not.) If by selling
print rights, however, an author risks having material reproduced
or archived on-line, s/he may be unable to make a guarantee of
"exclusivity" -- even if the author does not sell the material to
a specifically electronic market.
Eventually, a new term may be needed for this form of use, such
as "Internet Archiving Rights" (plus a statement of the duration
of those rights). In the meantime, authors need to know not only
whether their material will be posted on-line, but how long it is
expected to remain there.
Your Website: Personal or Publication?
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Many writers use personal websites as a place to showcase their
unpublished works: Stories, poems, articles. But is this such a
good idea, if one's ultimate goal is to sell those works?
The answer is "maybe yes, maybe no." Of the e-zines surveyed,
71% said that they would consider publishing a piece that had
already appeared on an author's website -- but 23% would regard
it as "second use" (i.e., a reprint). Print publications were
less generous; only 50% would even consider such material, and of
those, more than half regarded it as "second use" and would offer
only reprint rates rather than full price.
Some respondents noted that the decision would depend upon the
quality of the material, where the material had actually
appeared, and whether the website was "high traffic." Others
suggested that the material would have to be substantially
rewritten, and many e-zines noted that they would want the
material to be removed from the author's website first.
So is a website a "publication"? One viewpoint is that an
author's personal site is more like a huge electronic bulletin
board: Friends and family may drop by to see what you've
"posted." Another view, however, is that a website is the
electronic equivalent of "self-publishing": What matters is not
how many people view it or whether you charge for the material,
but that you're making it available at all.
On the Internet, the lines between "display" and "publication"
blur quickly, and often not to a writer's advantage. The best
bet, therefore, is usually to sell the material first (if
possible), and then to post it on-line when one has the right to
do so. "We'd rather see a writer get paid for an article in a
real paying paper publication and then reprint it online," says
Ken Wronkiewicz of _Gearhead_. Otherwise, personal website posting
may compromise your ability to sell "first rights," either
electronically or in print.
Is There Gold in Those Websites?
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While some magazines are reaping a profit from reselling articles
to databases or offering them on a fee-per-use basis, many are
not. Most magazine websites are freely accessible, and while a
publication may be gaining new subscribers from such sites, it
would be difficult to determine how much any single article
contributes to a magazine's increased revenue (if any).
"Writers... seem to be living in a dream world regarding how much
money is to be made on the Internet," says Jeff Becker of _PWC
Magazine_.
When it comes to the potential of lost rights, however, writers
may be facing a nightmare. When magazines decide to bypass the
whole controversy by demanding "all rights," or when electronic
rights are "assumed" to be part of "first print rights," or when
a magazine's electronic archive conflicts with another
publication's demand for exclusivity, writers lose.
Increasingly, writers are facing a world in which articles can be
sold only once -- and that may potentially prove a far greater
loss than any revenues magazines fail to share from "web
profits."
Already, lawsuits have been filed over the issue of electronic
rights. Before doing battle, however, writers need to take a
careful look at what they stand to gain -- and what they stand to
lose. Our most important assets are tomorrow's rights, not
yesterday's fees -- for without those rights, we will have no
fees. Perhaps, by working with editors and publishers to
establish appropriate (and mutually satisfactory) terminology and
rates, we may avoid some of those battles in the future.
==---------------------------------------------------==
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) 1998 Moira Allen.
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