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Good afternoon! Welcome
to this Tuesday afternoon's "Open Forum" session. I'm your
moderator, Mel Boring, and the Web Editor for this site. We're back
for an informal time of answering any questions you might like to
ask, on any subject. So feel free to ask what's on your mind--and
I'll tell you what's on mine! First, please read these
announcements, then we'll get started….
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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
Send questions you'd like answered or discussed by using your "Ask a
Question" icon/button. (It looks like a thought bubble icon, RIGHT
NEXT TO THE RED QUESTION MARK.) The moderator (me, Mel Boring) will
post the questions one at a time in the chat room and do my best to
answer them. Also note: If you want to make it possible to ask the
longest question you can, first type "/ask" (without the quotation
marks), then leave one space after the end of "ask", then type as
many characters of your question as you can. If your question is not
complete, send the second part next, then if necessary the third,
etc…
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WARNING: If you don't
post anything at all, SOME of you will be bounced off the system in
15 minutes. TO PREVENT THIS, type something (either a question to
the moderator or even a private message) every 15 minutes to stay
active and remain online....
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GOOD noon or afternoon,
and we have much GOOD NEWS, to start with:...
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Barbara Walsh sent us
her GOOD NEWS: I took ICL's first course and one of my lessons was
accepted by HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN. It appears in the December 2005
magazine, and is titled "Red-Crab Invasion." Happy
Thanksgiving!
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CONGRATULATIONS,
Barbara!!! To have one of your ICL lessons already published in
HIGHLIGHTS is a HIGH ACCOMPLISHMENT for you--way to WRITE
RIGHT!
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Sara Lewis Holmes send
us this GOOD NEWS when reading about Ursula Nordstrom in the recent
Children's Writer's E-News: I was the first winner of the Ursula
Nordstrom fiction contest (June 2004) and my book, LETTERS FROM
RAPUNZEL, will be out from HarperCollins in January 2007. One of the
things that made winning so thrilling was that I had recently read
DEAR GENIUS, the collection of UN's letters edited by Leonard
Marcus. And even better, I had lent the book to my mom, so when I
called to tell her which contest I had won, she knew just how great
it was to be associated with such a legend!
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| mel
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In last week's
newsletter, I wrote about Ursula Nordstrom in "The Write
Life."...
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| mel
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I did that because I
have been reading DEAR GENIUS, a book of Ursula Nordstrom's
letters....
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| mel
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I HIGHLY recommend that
book, by the way...
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| mel
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It was SUPER to hear
from Sara Lewis Holmes, the FIRST winner of the Ursula Nordstrom
Fiction Contest in June 2004....
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| mel
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HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS
to you, Sara Lewis Holmes!!!...
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We will be LOOKING for
your LETTERS FROM RAPUNZEL in January 2007! And THANK YOU for
letting us know!
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Gladys Senns sent this
GOOD NEWS: I am going to be a staff writer for
www.christianlink.com, a new online Christian newsletter. I just got
the confirmation this morning.
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CONGRATULATIONS to you,
Gladys!!!...
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Now you have a
CONTINUING job in writing, at a STRONG Web Site! We wish y ou ALL
WELL on that new job, Gladys!
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GOOD NEWS from Karen
Robuck: An article I've been trying to sell for awhile has been
accepted by CLUBHOUSE JR. It is entitled "Animal of the Long
Tongue." No word on when it will be published.
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| mel
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We'll be looking for
"Animal of the Long Tongue," a VERY INTRIGUING title, Karen
Robuck!...
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Karen has been
published on our ICL Web Site, and we are VERY PLEASED for you,
Karen, to have sold your article to CLUBHOUSE JR!!!
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Chris Weigand sent this
GOOD NEWS: Recently I was called by God to write Bible Studies and
my first one was recently posted to an online ezine entitled SISTER
2 SISTER 4 CHRIST. Here is the link if you want to see the study
entitled "Reluctant and Impatient Prophets." The link is
www.s2s4christ.org. Once there, then click on S2S Bible Studies in
the menu on the right, finally click on November's
Study.
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| mel
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Chris Weigand is much
published, and an editor of much experience....
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CONGRATULATIONS, Chris,
and THANK YOU for sharing with us!
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Fresh GOOD NEWS from
clarinetgurl/Alison McFerrin: I had a poem accepted at Runes ezine
at www.runesmag.com. I'm really excited. Even though it is
nonpaying, it is still my first acceptance, and I'm really happy. I
don't know when it will be published.
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CONGRATULATIONS to YOU,
clarinetgurl/Alison!!!...
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MANY of us began by
giving our writing away, with little or no
payment,...
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and this leads to PAID
writing. So you are WELL on your way to that by being published at
Runes ezine!
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DOUBLE-GOOD NEWS from
Teresa Kraus: I mentioned a few months ago that I had sold my first
story to HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN. "Miss Perfect" just came out in
the December 2005 issue. I am finally a published author! I also
received news that one of my stories was chosen as one of the top
ten stories in the POCKETS Fiction Contest. They are holding it for
possible publication in a future issue.
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We are SO PROUD of you,
Teresa!!!...
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| mel
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Just today, I read
"Miss Perfect" in the current HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN, and it is a
VERY touching story about sibling rivalry....
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THANKS for that story,
Teresa!
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| mel
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I wonder if anyone
caught the fact that TWO of our chatsters are published in the
December 2005 HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN! We are VERY PROUD of BOTH of
your accomplishments!!!
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| mel
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The Tasty Word of the
Forum, by the way is "persnickety." It's pronunciation is:
purr-SNICK-it-tee. Do you know what it means? Let me
know!
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There are two matters
to follow up on from last week, first, casey's
question:...
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casey asked us last
week: I read that Alma Little (Elva Resa Publishing) is looking for
children's books. Do you know anything about that small
publisher?
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Information in response
to casey's question (part 1):
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either ICL's 2005 Magazine Markets for Children's Writers.
Basically, Elva Resa publishes books that "make a difference in
people's lives," as they put it. Some of their adult books, for
example, are about families whose members are deployed by the
military, away from home. Their children's book imprint, Alma
Little, recently announced a call for manuscripts and is accepting
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young readers, and middle grade novels may be submitted for
consideration. Please send a cover letter with a one-paragraph
summary of your book, previous publication credits and other author
qualifications, and your comments on the market for your proposed
title. For picture books and young readers, please send entire
manuscript. Do not send illustrations unless you are both the author
and a professional illustrator. For middle grade novels, please send
your first three chapters and a synopsis; we may ask you to send the
entire manuscript if your first chapters capture our attention. All
submissions should be double spaced, with your name, email, and
phone number at the top of each page. Please send your submissions
as either PDF or Word document attachments via email to
submissions@almalittle.com no later than December 15, 2005. (to be
continued |
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Information in response
to casey's question (part 2):
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small independent publishing company whose mission is to make a
positive difference in the lives of people who read the words and
pictures we publish. Under our primary imprint, Elva Resa, we
publish nonfiction books, newsletters, and workshop materials for
families and professionals. We are accepting children's book
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authors directly. We favor relatively unknown authors and
illustrators who are very good at what they do. All accepted
manuscripts go through an in-depth evaluation, edit, and design
review prior to publication. We focus on products that will make a
difference in the lives of our readers as we encourage and help our
authors and illustrators continue on their worthy
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"eleven" and "resa" means "journey." It has been said that
entrepreneurs fail ten times before they succeed. When our founders
were searching for a name for this new company, they drew from the
heritage of an incredible Swedish woman (Gramma) and decided to
begin with the eleventh journey |
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| mel
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THANK YOU for asking
about Elva Resa, casey!!! THey were a publisher I did NOT know about
before, so you have helped me learn, too....
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| mel
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I'm sorry I can't give
you any more right now, but as I learn more, I will pass it on,
friend!
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| mel
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During this past week I
put out a Q&A about "HowardE," asking for information, and I
received it today!...
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CM sent us this
information about the "Howard E" Web Site we had asked about: "I
read your newsletter, and came upon the question about "Howard E."
This may not be the case, but there is a "Howard Ely" who is the
managing editor for poetry.com. For goodness sakes, please divert
anyone from submitting to this fraudulent organization. I made the
mistake myself. Sure my poem made it into a book, but I had to buy
it, and bookstores will not touch it. You can look up poetry.com and
find a listing with several of these phony contests. (The link is
http://www.poetry.com.)"
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THANK YOU, CM!!! Your
info was VERY helpful!!!...
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| mel
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From Midge, I
heard:...
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| mel
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Howard Ely is part of a
Vanity Press for Poetry. I know because I had 2 poems published
through this vanity press. I am not sure if Howard Ely really
exists. If you go to poetry.com or the International Poets Society,
you can submit a poem and for a price have your poem published in a
book. Once you pay to have your poem published, you will get an
email plus a mailing from Howard Ely to tell you that you have been
chosen for an award. Again, you have to pay for the award plus you
have to pay all expenses to the convention site. There was talk
about vanity press, but I don't remember where I saw it, because it
has been a couple of years ago. I hope this is of some help to
cjlm.
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| mel
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Thank YOU, too, Midge!
Of course we knmow about poetry.com, and their reputation--NOT SAFE
at all!...
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| mel
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So know that "Howard E"
or "Howard Ely" are both a part of poetry.com, and don't go near
them!
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| mel
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Here is another
caution, about Priority Mail, in this case, from spotslover
2:...
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| mel
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Here's a warning for
fellow chatters on the forum. I always send out a manuscript
Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation; that way I can go to the
USPS website and track the manuscripts journey to its destination.
The Post Office personnel at my branch assured me that the publisher
would only have to accept the package-no signing or picking up
required. Well, two of the last three manuscripts I sent out were
NOT left at the publishers, because no-one was there to accept them.
This was on Friday, Nov. 11th. The one to Harcourt was delivered on
Monday, but the one to Margaret McElderry has yet to be delivered.
(USPS promises me it will be delivered tomorrow.) So, my warning is,
put a sticker on the front of your package stating that you want it
left in the mail box, even if no-one is there to accept it. Sarah,
a.k.a. spotslover2
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| mel
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THANKS, Sarah!!!
Remember, if you want Priority Mail LEFT in the box without a PERSON
accepting it, DO write that on a sticker on the front of the
package!
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| mel
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Here is a question from
CO, via e-mail: Why do editor's ignore status requests? I know not
all do, but recently I sent an email submission to a magazine that
responds within one month based on their market guidelines. The
month passes no word from the editor on my submission. I kindly ask
for a status request and wait a week for a response. No answer. I
ask again this time mentioning it was not a simultaneous submission
and could I please have a status request to bring my records up to
date. How long do you wait before proceeding to the next editor and
why can't an editor kindly send you a "no thank you" if they're not
interested? I was corresponding through email based on the writer's
guidelines.
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| mel
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The reason is PROBABLY
"busyness," CO...
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| mel
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but that's a very WEAK
reason, because we ALL are busy!...
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| mel
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First of all, if you
can get a PHONE number, CO, call and ask the receptionist about your
manuscript....
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| mel
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PROBABLY that person
KNOWS or can find out, without going through the
editor....
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| mel
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Editors tend to feel
they are TOO BUSY to deal with matters like manuscript
check-ons,...
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| mel
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and if you talk with
the receptionist--who probably opens ALL mail, that person may
know....
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| mel
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If you DON'T hear from
the publisher in TWO TIMES their stated response time, write them to
say you are submitting elsewhere, then do it....
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| mel
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If they say they have a
one-month response time, then TWO months is long enough to have
waited for them. Notify them then, and submit it elsewhere,
CO.
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| mel
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Here's a question I
don't know the answer to, but some of you probably
will:...
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| mel
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Midge wrote to ask you
AND me: Can you help me find the correct name of a girl's magazine
from the 1950s? I think it was put out by the Girls Scouts. Could it
be GIRL'S LIFE? Can you point me in the right direction? Or give me
a hint on where to look? May be someone in the audience remembers or
could help.
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| mel
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If you KNOW what the
OLD Girl Scout magazine was called, let me know here so I can tell
Midge!
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| mel
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Here is MORE GOOD NEWS,
just in!...
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| lani |
mel...good news...I'm to
be published in Faces Mag...May'06
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| mel
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CONGRATULATIONS,
lani!!!...
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| mel
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FACES is in the CRICKET
Magazine Family, and a SUPER publication!...
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| mel
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It is about different
cultures of the world,...
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| mel
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and CONGRATULATIONS and
HIGH-TEN, lani!!!...
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| mel
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We'll be watching for
your writing in FACES next May!
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| kswcolorado |
Mel, what are the "rules"
for avoiding copyright . . .
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| kswcolorado |
infringement when
retelling folktales?
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| mel
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kswcolorado, a WARM
WELCOME, friend!....
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| mel
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The rules of copyright
are to find out WHEN the folktale was published....
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| mel
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If it was BEFORE 1922
now, then you're free to use it, even COPY it, because the copyright
has run out....
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| mel
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If it is after that for
a publication date, it may STILL be copyrighted....
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| mel
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The BEST way to proceed
is to find the folktale in a published form, book or magazine, and
WRITE to the publisher to ask about the tale and it's
copyright....
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| mel
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OR the copyright YEAR
might be right on the book or the magazine,
kswcolorado.
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| ccollier |
What do you do if your
editor has a name that could be male
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| ccollier |
or female in your cover
letter, i.e Terry, Kim, Lynn?
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| mel
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When that happens to
me, if there is ANY doubt, I address them "Dear Terry Jones" or
"Dear Kim Thompson" or "Dear Lynn Wilson."...
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| mel
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Then when they let you
know, or you find out they are male or female, you can address them
accordingly.
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| pjhausman |
A question (or a
suggestion?) from the last Thursday ...
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| pjhausman |
Guest Chat: If so many
trade publishers are no longer ...
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| pjhausman |
accepting direct
submissions, can ICL's Book Markets ...
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for Children's Writers
include a section (or even a ...
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separate book) of
literary agents?
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| mel
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That is a BRIGHT idea,
pjhausman, and I'm going to ASK about it!...
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| mel
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I'm THINKing they may
already have an idea in the works,...
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realizing how very
necessary agents are nowadays....
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| mel
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And from Sharene
Martin's Guest Chat last November 10,...
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| mel
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you can see WHY agents
are ever so necessary!....
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| mel
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By the way, I have JUST
posted the EXTRA questions we sent to Sharene Martin, which she was
so KIND to answer....
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| mel
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They are EXCELLENT
questions, and her answers are right on-target!
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| charweb |
Hi Mel. Where can get the
writers' guidelines for ICL...
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| charweb |
and Childrens Writer new
letter.
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| mel
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For the ICL Web Site,
charweb, the guidelines are at:...
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| mel
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http://www.institutechildrenslit.com/rx/wt05/writers_guidelines_12.shtml
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| mel
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For the CHILDREN'S
WRITER newsletter, they are at:...
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| mel
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OOPS, I'm SORRY I can't
find them right now, charweb!...
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| mel
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But I WILL find out for
next Tuesday and tell you here, OK?
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| mel
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Now, about
"persnickety," let's see what you have come up
with!...
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| mewf |
We can be very
persnickety about our mss and that makes for good written
materials.
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| spotslover2 |
My kids frequently called
me persnickety, because I wanted them to pick up their clothes and
put their dishes in the dishwasher. Persnickety mean fussy and
fastidious.
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| birdi |
according to my husband.
In the dictionary, under persnickety.....it says
Rosanne
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| charweb |
persnickety = choosy,
fussy, picky, particular
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| lani |
mel..persnickety: very
picky, particular
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| mel
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I guess Rosanne must be
persnickety, birdi!...
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| mel
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But the word does mean
fussy, fastidious, choosy, picky, particular, very
picky!...
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| mel
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And it would be a word
that kids would call us parents, IF they knew the
word!...
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| mel
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And isn't it a TASTY
sounding word!!!
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| mel
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PLEASE remember not to
chat with each other by typing on the screen!...
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| mel
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What that does is
interrupt the flow of Q&As....
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| mel
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If you want to message
someone, PLEASE use the Private Message facility,
OK?
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| casey |
thanks,
mel
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| mel
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You are WARMLY WELCOME,
casey!
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| mel
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Ah, I KNEW all of us is
smarter than ANY of us, and kswcolorado has come up with that Girl
Scout Magazine of the 1950s!...
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| kswcolorado |
Girl Scout magazine from
the 50's was . . .
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| kswcolorado |
The American Girl,
published by Girl Scouts--in my . . .
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| kswcolorado |
1963 Cadette
Handbook!
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| mel
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THE AMERICAN GIRL,
THANK YOU, kswcolorado!...
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| mel
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I wonder if THE
AMERICAN GIRL dolls and publications of today took on that
name?
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| mel
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THANKS, kswcolorado,
from BOTH Midge and me!
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| mel
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Some sad news,
alas:...
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| mel
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Rose Zediker kindly let
us know this sad news: I received notification with a return
manuscript that ON THE LINE, like STORY FRIENDS, is also ceasing
publication in August of 2006. A sad day for this magazine writer as
I've places pieces in both of those publications and had future
hopes.
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| mel
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SAD news, indeed, for
BOTH ON THE LINE and STORY FRIENDS have been great markets through
the years!...
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| mel
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I hope their other
mags, like WITH, don't fold!
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| mel
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Here is an ASOUNDING
WRITING FACT!...
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| mel
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Recently Learned: One
writer received an offer to buy an article, from HOPSCOTCH FOR
GIRLS, saying they would publish the article, but not until
December, 2012. It made me wonder if any of YOU have had a
seven-year delay in publishing any of your stories or articles at
HOPSCOTCH FOR GIRLS, or any other magazine? Or can you TOP that
seven-year wait?
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| mel
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I told the writer that
a long wait was NOT unusual, that I had heard recently of a
FIVE-YEAR wait at HIGHLIGHTS,...
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| mel
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but SEVEN YEARS does
seem excessive!...
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| mel
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When Kent Brown Jr of
HIGHLIGHTS was our chat guest last December,...
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| mel
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he said there had been
a piece at HIGHLIGHTS for TEN YEARS that he finally urged them to
publish!...
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| mel
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How long have OTHERS of
you waited?
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| mel
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Let me know,
please!
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| mel
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WWW e-mailed to ask: If
you are writing historical fiction, your bibliography's primary
books are books that were written at the time of the event, correct?
If the author lived through it, but wrote it recently, say the last
twenty years, would it be considered a secondary source or primary?
And if there is no author listed on the book, how and where would it
would it go in the biography?
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| mel
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The YEARS AFTER don't
matter with primary sources, WWW....
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| mel
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What matters is that
the AUTHORS of primary sources (or those interviewed in the source)
were THERE at the time of the event....
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| mel
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If you could FIND
someone, say, who is now 145 years old, they COULD be a Primary
Source about the Civil War of 1860 to 1865....
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| mel
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But probably all of
those who witnessed it are dead now....
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| mel
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But if a person who was
IN the Civil War wrote about it in, say, 1900, that person would be
a primary source.
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| mel
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WWW also needs to know:
Could newspaper articles from that time period be used in the
bibliography?
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| mel
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YES, and they would be
primary sources, WWW.
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| mel
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WWW needs to know, too:
How many references should you have for a historical fiction's
bibliography? I have 28 books, a handful of articles, and three
television documentaries, is this near enough to do the book
justice?
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| mel
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YES 28 books plus all
else that you have are sufficient, WWW!...
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| mel
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I have seen as many as
150 references in a BOOK bibliography, but as few as 10 or 12, WWW,
so you are WELL within the ball park for biblio
references!
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| mel
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Oh, here is an
announcement from John Prophet I forgot to make, which you might be
VERY interested in:...
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| mel
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THANKS to John Prophet
for letting us know: The 6th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short
Story Competition is accepting entries! We're looking for fiction
that's bold, brilliant... but brief. Send us your best in 1,500
words or less. But don't be too long about it — the deadline is
December 1, 2005. The link for guidelines and entry form:
https://www.writersdigest.com/contests/shortshort/
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| mel
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THANKS,
John!
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| mel
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JLR needs to find out:
What is the format for submitting a picture book?
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| mel
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BEST is to just type
the manuscript on 8.5 by 11-inch regular typing paper,
JLR....
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| mel
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And between each PAGE
of the BOOK you can put ***, three asterisks to indicate a page
change....
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| mel
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IF the book cannot be
totally understood from JUST this manuscript,
JLR,...
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| mel
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you can send a dummy.
That would be a little 32-page mock-up of the
book....
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| mel
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IF you are ALSO the
illustrator for the book, you could make this kind of "dummy," and
also show your illustrations....
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| mel
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The kind of a book that
MIGHT require a dummy might be, for example, if you wanted to
indicate...
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| mel
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a certain animal
without mentioning it in the text. Then the ILLUSTRATION would show
the animal; OR you could TELL on the dummy that that animal should
appear.
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| mel
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angelswing e-mailed to
ask: If your subject has very little documentation can you rely
heavily on interviews?
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| mel
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You might HAVE to rely
on interviews, angelswing,...
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| mel
boring |
IF the subject was VERY
NEW....
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| mel
boring |
For example, if a
teenager invents a bicycle that goes without touching the ground
next Tuesday,...
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| mel
boring |
and you want to write
about them, there would be NO books and probably no magazines
available about their invention...
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| mel
boring |
So you would HAVE to
interview the teen, or people around the teen, to get the
story.'
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| mel
boring |
angelswing also needs
to know: What information would I need to include in my bibliography
to document an interview?
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| mel
boring |
You need the PERSON's
name whom you interviewed,...
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| mel
boring |
plus the DATE of the
interview...
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| mel
boring |
and the TIME, perhaps,
if that is a factor....
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| mel
boring |
Say you interviewed the
person for EIGHT HOURS, that would necessitate mentioning the
time....
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| mel
boring |
So if I interviewed,
say, J.K. Rowling (Don't I WISH!),...
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| mel
boring |
I would put in my
biblio:...
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| mel
boring |
"Interview with Joanne
Kathleen Rowling, November 29, 2005, by transoceanic phone, 8:00 AM
to 3:23 PM, Central Standard Time.
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| mel
boring |
LG sent us this
question: I'm writing about leafy sea dragons. I found a site on the
Internet that tells about the tracking of the dragons
ultrasonically. I wanted to quote half a sentence from one paragraph
and half from another sentence the source (Journal of Fish Biology).
I wanted it as a sidebar. They stated via a pre-written copyright
form that it would cost me over Is that possible?
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| mel
boring |
NO NEED to pay a fee
for quoting those short takes, LG!...
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| mel
boring |
Just CREDIT them in
your bibliography, the name, the title of a piece, the source, and
the date, and pages.
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| mel
boring |
Just to QUOTE a person,
especially a SHORT quote, you will get in NO TROUBLE if you credit
them....
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| mel
boring |
LG likewise sent us
this question: I've written aquariums for interviews for my leafy
sea dragon article, and asking for the use of a picture of the
dragon. How much would that cost me? I am frustrated. Am I going
about this copyright thing wrong? This is so confusing for a
nonfiction article. I should have all the copyrights done before I
submit to the editor, right? I have a bibliography with at least six
Internet Web Sites and two books and hopefully two interviews. What
is the editor going to think of this--will they even read my
article?
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| mel
boring |
To use a PICTURE,
unlike using a QUOTE can cost money, yes, LG!...
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| mel
boring |
In that case, the
source will usually tell you how much the PICTURE will cost to
use....
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| mel
boring |
And for a PICTURE, may
not be out of line. But short QUOTES can be done WITHOUT permission
and without cost!...
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| mel
boring |
Here's a tip: DON'T go
through the copyright and picture cost process BEFORE you query or
send the article to the editor!...
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| mel
boring |
When you QUERY or
SUBMIT to the editor, just tell them what MIGHT be the possiblities
of pictures....
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| mel
boring |
You won't have to have
the pictures until the manuscript is bought. And the editor may have
ways of getting pictures for her/himself. SO WAIT, until you place
the manuscript, LG.
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| mel
boring |
Charweb e-mailed to ask
us: Can I use the names of people in my article just to quote what
they said about my topic, an ancient chinese language/script, and
for relevant points about my topic?
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| mel
boring |
YES, you can use the
names of people, AND quote what they said or wrote,
charweb....
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| mel
boring |
Charweb also needs to
know: I've found the Chinese script for the language, can I
photocopy and use it in my article? Do I need permission for
that?
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| mel
boring |
NO, you don't need
permission. If you photocopied our alphabet, you would not need
permission, charweb, and for ANY language script you don't need
permission either. No one OWNS that script, or our alphabet, so they
can be freely used.
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| mel
boring |
And Charweb needs to
find out: How do I format sidebars? Do I have to send them as
separate pieces of papers or include them in the
manuscript?
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| mel
boring |
List them at the END of
your manuscript, charweb,...
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| mel
boring |
And you can number them
there, 1. 2. and 3., and so on. DON'T place them within the
manuscrip[t itself. Just put them at the end and label them
SIDEBARS...
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| mel
boring |
One more question about
Charweb's Chinese language/script article: For a magazine article,
is it a must to include a book? Are any written sources to be
included? I have many Internet resources but I couldn't find any
book printed on this script? Can you please suggest something to
me?
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| mel
boring |
If there ARE no books,
NO, you could not include them, and that may be true for SOME
current topics, charweb....
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| mel
boring |
List ANY written or
AUDIO sources in your bibliography. By the way, I don't know of ANY
books about Chinese language/script of any kind,
sorry!
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| mel
boring |
WHOOPS! I have to
go!...
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| mel
boring |
THANK YOU for being
here today! I have MANY leftover questions, and I will use them in
the Q&As on Mondays....
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| mel
boring |
Remember NO Guest Chat
this Thursday--HAPPY THANKSGIVING!...
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| mel
boring |
The NEXT Guest Chat
will be on December 8, a Thursday.
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| mel
boring |
Oh, one more question I
meant to get to:...
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| eggamy |
isn't Faces a Cobblestone
publication?
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| mel
boring |
FACES used to be
Cobblestone, eggamy, but the Cricket Group bought those magazines
some few years ago, so they're in the Cricket Family
now....
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| mel
boring |
Bye for now, see you
next
Tuesday!
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