My Book: A Necessary Part of Me By James P. Krehbiel
Several years ago I had some time on my hands. I was trapped in working in a mental health agency that was dysfunctional. I was merely one of many therapist
Maxisms
Last week, I told you Max (age 4) said he was pregnant. The other night, he crawled up on our bed, lay down, and started rubbing his stomach and moaning. I looked at him and noticed his face was quickly turning red. I knew he was pretending something and asked, “What are you doing?”
When Someone Steals Your Work
Every week, I get emails from writers who have discovered their work published illegally online. Some of the copyright crooks ignorantly don’t realize they can’t publish someone else’s work online (meaning some people think the entire Internet is the public domain). However, in my opinion, most people know they can’t put someone else’s work on their website, but do it anyway, hoping they won’t get caught, not really caring, and/or deciding they’ll just remove it if anyone ever complains. However, it doesn’t work that way.
Letters To The Editor For March 15th
This Week:
- Should Ghostwriters Charge Hourly Rate Or Flat Fee?
- Writer Receives $500 For Unauthorized Use Of Her Work
- Thanks!
I Didn’t Sell All Rights!
Occasionally I freelance for the local newspapers and, per my contract, I retain the rights to the story. However, I’ve found my stories on “research” sites.
Can I approach these sites for unauthorized use of my work (it’s the “research” part that’s throwing me off)? Until I started freelancing full-time last year I was pretty lax on rights, but now that it’s my sole livelihood, I’m trying to be more vigilant. Any light you can shed on the topic would be
appreciated.
Write What You Live By Kristina Seleshanko
Yes, we all know the old adage to “write what you know,” but sometimes it’s tough to apply in our hum-drum lives. If your day consists of sitting at a desk, with quick trips to the kitchen for Chai tea (as mine does, and yours might, also), there may not seem very many things in your life that editors would be willing to pay for. Still, my career is all about writing what I live.
Max is Pregnant
After weeks of feeling the baby move in my tummy, Max (age 4) has announced he’s pregnant, too. His baby is a “grill” (that’s how he pronounces girl) and if you put your hand on his tummy, he pushes it way out and says his baby just kicked you.
Writer Receives $500 for Unauthorized Use of Her Work By Angela Hoy
We were recently notified by a travel writer that some of her work had been posted to a website without her permission. The site’s owner immediately responded to the writer and apologized, then she surprised us all by writing this:
“I would hope this wouldn’t be necessary but understand if you want to proceed and will respond through my attorney. I am actually shocked by your attitude. My material and articles have been published without my agreement all over the internet. I take that as a compliment and am willing to share my thoughts and experiences. I am actually very saddened by your email.”
Letters To The Editor For March 8th
This Week:
- Mean People
- I Love My OLD Cell Phone
- Don’t Sit on Your Hands – Query!
10 Places to Find Ideas By Barbra Annino
Have you ever read an article and wondered where the writer came up with the idea? You may think that the pros are assigned most of their stories, but that’s rarely the case. Neophytes and seasoned writers alike have to come up with article topics on their own for the most part. So where do you turn when your idea arsenal is running low? The short answer is EVERYWHERE.