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***************************************************************** i n k l i n g s Inkspot's newsletter for Writers on the Net http://www.inkspot.com Issue 6.10 Over 45,000 subscribers May 24, 2000 ***************************************************************** <http://www.inkspot.com/inklings/issues/ink0610.html> In this issue: Joyce Faust gives us ten reasons why editors are likely to stop reading (and start rejecting) your submission, and Mark Fowler discusses important copyright issues. This issue sponsored by: ***************************************************************** XLIBRIS exists to help authors publish. Promptly, permanently. You retain control. We make it happen: your book in beautiful hard cover and trade paperback editions, available on-demand, forever. Call for a free information pack: 1-888-7XLIBRIS, email info@xlibris.com or visit us online: http://www.xlibris.com/ ***************************************************************** ISSN 1205-6413. Copyright 1995-2000 Debbie Ridpath Ohi. See end of issue for copyright/contact info. http://www.inkspot.com ***************************************************************** CONTENTS THIS ISSUE: From the Managing Editor's Desk Fresh Ink and Market Information Ask the Lawyer Ten Reasons Why Editors Stop Reading Writers' Classifieds ***************************************************************** FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF'S DESK ------------------------------- Moira has been hit by a bad flu bug, so I've stepped in for this issue. After some discussion, Moira and I have decided to retire the "editor@inkspot.com" e-mail address to avoid confusion; there are several editors in Inkspot now. :-) She'll be using moira@inkspot.com, and you can reach me at ohi@inkspot.com. For full Inkspot contact info and staff e-mail addresses, please see: http://www.inkspot.com/admin/contact.html Inkspot Annual Survey 2000: Please Support Inkspot! --------------------------------------------------- Thanks so much to those who have filled out the Inkspot Annual User Survey; we have already begun to make modifications as a result of your helpful suggestions and comments. Here are just a few results so far: 73% of respondents are women, 79% are in the U.S., 44% have been paid for their writing (14% are fulltime writers), 67% have a college degree or higher, 13% buy over 50 books/year (!), and nearly 30% of Inkspot users are not on the Inklings subscriber list. Our web stats indicate that Inkspot currently gets over 100,000 unique visitors per month, 350,000-400,000 page views/month, with traffic steadily increasing. *Thank you* for your continuing support of Inkspot and Inklings. :-) *Please* do take a few minutes to answer a few questions; we value your input. 20 randomly-chosen respondents will receive $20 Amazon certificates or Inkspot pens. Your participation is much appreciated. (DRO) http://www.inkspot.com/survey/survey2000.html Coming next week in Global Writers' Ink --------------------------------------- How to learn a foreign culture from the inside out; how to break into British "women's fiction" markets. For more info, see http://www.inkspot.com/global/ Correction to last issue ------------------------ The link to "Through Judge-Coloured Spectacles" should have been as follows: http://www.inkspot.com/feature/contests.html ***************************************************************** FRESH INK --------- Prize Giveaway: THE BUSINESS OF WRITING FOR CHILDREN ---------------------------------------------------- By Aaron Shepard (Shepard Publications). Do you yearn to write books for children, but aren't sure how to write what's selling and how to get it published? Discover how to successfully write and sell to this market with this handy guidebook by a knowledgable professional in the field. To find out how to enter Inkspot's Writers' Challenge and win this book, please see INKPRINTS, Bev Walton-Porter's bi-weekly book review column, at: http://www.inkspot.com/books/inkprints.html Winner of THE QUOTABLE WRITER by William Gordon was Sterling Welles Carroll. ** If you have a writing-related book you would like to be considered for review and/or giveaway, please contact Bev at bev@inkspot.com. The BookStop: http://www.inkspot.com/books/ New Articles on Inkspot ----------------------- Getting Your E-Book Listed on Amazon.com - by Brian Larson One way to market your electronic book is to open your own electronic "bookstore!" http://www.inkspot.com/feature/larson.html **-----------------------------------------------------** Festival Finder --------------- Locate holidays and events around the world by date, region, or topic. (MA) http://www.festivals.com/~finder/ Getting Permission to Publish: Ten Tips for Webmasters ------------------------------------------------------ Do you want to use someone else's material on your site? Here's some tips on getting permission, and making sure that you don't infringe on another's copyright. (MA) http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/articles/pct/pub_permission.html Historical Links ---------------- A huge collection of period links, including times, regions, and topics (such as cooking, costumes, medieval life, etc.) Definitely worth a stop (a long one!) (MA) http://www.inficad.com/~jacreding/links/hist.html Legally Speaking: Self-Plagiarism or Fair Use? ---------------------------------------------- Is it OK to "copy" from yourself -- i.e., to use large amounts of your previously published materials in another article? An interesting question (especially to academic authors), well- handled in this article. (MA) http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/text_version/projects/copyright/papers/sam uelson.html National Survey: Freelance and Contract Writer's Rates ------------------------------------------------------ An overview of average pay rates in different areas of the writing business, including business writing, web authoring and design, ghostwriting, journalism, copyediting and proofreading, grant-writing, and more. (MA) http://www.nwu.org/hotline/hotsurv.htm Patent, Copyright, and Trademark [Articles] ------------------------------------------- Nolo.com, "Law for All," is a great place to start your search for information on copyright issues. (MA) http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/pct_ency.html#Subtopic.115 Plagiary and the Art of Skillful Citation ----------------------------------------- When is it research, and when is it plagiarism? Most of us know the difference, but here's a good article for reference when you run into someone who blurs the line (includes an excellent definition of plagiarism). (MA) http://condor.bcm.tmc.edu/Micro-Immuno/courses/igr/homeric.html Inkspot Writer's Poll: what software do you like? ------------------------------------------------- What software do you find the most useful in your writing? (DRO) http://www.inkspot.com/poll/ DRO: Debbie Ridpath Ohi, MA: Moira Allen. ** Please send suggestions for Fresh Ink to freshink@inkspot.com ***************************************************************** MARKET INFORMATION ------------------ 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/. **-----------------------------------------------------** "FNASR": First North American Serial Rights, "SASE": self-addressed, stamped envelope, "simsubs": simultaneous submissions, "mss": manuscript, "RT": response time, "GL": guidelines, "cc": contributors' copies. Markets Editor: Sal Towse (ST). Research assistants: Shane Stacks (SS), Margaret Shauers (MS), Jan Edwards (JE), Jerri Ledford (JL). **-----------------------------------------------------** SPECTRUM Linguapress. Editor: Andrew Rossiter SPECTRUM is a current affairs and cultural magazine for students of English as a foreign/second language at advanced level. FREQ: 5 times/school year. CIRC: 30K. NEEDS: "Fact and fiction relating to current issues in the English speaking countries (Mainly Britain and North America); the principal market... is seniors studying English in European high schools." Articles and stories should be written in normal English, "with the worst difficulties ironed out". LENGTH: Short stories - 1,000 wds max; full-page articles - 700-850 wds; Dossie r- 2,500-2,800 wds. "A dossier must always be in the form of at least four self-contained parts, preferably five or six." GL: Send ms in body of e-mail (*NO* attachments, please). Multiple submissions (no more than three), simsubs, and previously published material okay. RIGHTS: One time worldwide print rights, with the following exception: "While authors retain general copyright of any work published in Linguapress magazines, Linguapress reserves the right to license republication of articles and stories in other educational publications (i.e. school books) and guarantees authors at least 50% of any further royalties arising from such publications." PAYS: Articles and Stories - 250 French Francs (FF) per page; Dossiers - FF 750. Pays on publication. RT: One month. TIPS: "Preferably, please suggest your subject(s) and get the go-ahead from the editor before writing. Getting the go-ahead from the editor does not mean your article will be automatically accepted; it does, however, save you from wasting time writing or sending articles that have no chance of publication." ALSO: "The ideal article is one that combines the following qualities: a) it will interest high school readers; b) it has some human interest and is relevant to current issues; c) it is more than just an anecdote, but says something relevant to contemporary British or North American society or history, and it can also be illustrated." LAST: "Short stories should have a clear and preferably strong storyline, clear characterization, at least two characters, and preferably some dialogue. Stories with a "twist", an unexpected ending, or an open ending are particularly appreciated, as they lend themselves very well to use in the classroom context." [INKSPOT NOTE: Currently, 1 US Dollar = approximately 7 French Francs(FF)] (SS) URL: http://www.linguapress.com GL: contact editor E-Mail: Editor@linguapress.com **-----------------------------------------------------** JACKHAMMER II Eggplant Productions P.O. Box 2248, Schiller Park, IL 60176 President & Editor-in-Chief: Raechel Henderson. JACKHAMMER II is a unique electronic speculative fiction publication. Stories are posted on the website for as long as readers vote for the story (no less than a month and no longer than a year). FREQ: As necessary (possibly daily). CIRC: 1.5k. NEEDS: Speculative Fiction stories. LENGTH: 3,000 wds max. This is a firm limit. GL: "Stories should be submitted as plain text e-mail to submissions@eggplant-productions.com in the body of the message. No attachments. *I don't accept snail mail submissions.* Please include all pertinent information in the submission (see E-mail Submission Standards for Eggplant Productions [Inkspot Note: URL listed below] for more information). Please make sure that your e-mail address is correct. Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as they are disclosed as such in the submission. *We do not accept reprints.* If the story has appeared anywhere in print, on the web, on a newsgroup or an e-mailed e-zine, it is considered a reprint. The one exception I make is e-mail-based critique groups (such as Critters). If the story has appeared on your webpage (even if the only person who looked at it was your mother) I will still consider it a reprint." RIGHTS: First Electronic Worldwide. One year maximum. PAYS: Per story: "Payment is an initial $25 (US) (upon return of signed and dated contract) and .50 (US) for each day the story is posted on the website after an initial one month period." RT: 2-4 weeks average. TIP(S): "My key criterion in evaluating a story is whether or not the story moves me in some way. I want to care about the characters, their stories, and the world you've created. I have a broad definition of what is speculative fiction, but stories should have an element of speculation or the fantastic to them." ALSO: "Taboos: These are stories that either I flat out won't accept or have seen too much of -- Child molestation; stories with excessive gore; stories involving the God and Devil; stories based on the idea that humans developed from aliens crash landing millions of years ago; writer stories; excerpts from novels unless they are self-contained episodes." LAST: "Since Jackhammer E-zine is available free on the web I want to keep the stories PG-13. Adult language isn't a problem as long as it is in keeping with the story and characters." NOTE: Jackhammer II is an evolution of and replacement for the original Jackhammer E-zine. The new format will launch in August 2000. (SS) URL: http://www.eggplant-productions.com/ Submission Standards: http://www.eggplant-productions.com/standards/ GL: http://www.eggplant-productions.com/j2guidelines.asp E-mail: submissions@eggplant-productions.com **-----------------------------------------------------** VESTAL REVIEW Co-Editors: Mark Budman and Sue O'Neill. VESTAL REVIEW is an online flash fiction magazine. FREQ: Quarterly. CIRC: 1K. NEEDS: Flash fiction in almost any genre. LENGTH: 500 wds max (firm limit). GL: Simsubs and multiple submissions (no more than two) okay, previously published material not accepted. "All submissions should be sent electronically to editor@stny.rr.com. They should be pasted in the body of your e-mail. No attachments please. Please indicate italics with asterisks (*). Don't indent paragraphs and do insert a blank line between paragraphs. Put the word Submission in the subject, followed by a colon and the title of your story. A cover letter is fine. We would like to know whom we are dealing with. Don't forget your legal name and the postal address so we can mail you the check." RIGHTS: "In exchange for these fees, we are asking for First Electronic Rights, including no posting of the accepted story anywhere, on the Web or in print, until 120 days after its exclusive appearance on the Vestal Review Web site (don't forget, we are a quarterly magazine). After this period, all rights revert back to the writer, but we ask that you acknowledge Vestal Review in any subsequent printing of the material published here, be that on the Web or in hard copy. We are also asking for one year archiving rights and anthology rights." PAYS: $6-$12/story; $7-$12/story under 100 wds. Pays on publication. RT: 2 weeks. TIPS: "We realize that there are different definitions of what a flash story is and all of them have merit. In our definition, a flash story is no longer than 500 words and it has a plot. If it's longer than 500 words and/or has no plot, we are not interested. We are also not interested in porn, racial slurs, excessive gore, or obscenity. On the other end of the spectrum, no children's or preachy stories either, please. Our target audience is people over 18, so R-rated content is OK, but not X-rated. Most genres, other than children's, syrupy romance or hard science fiction, are accepted -- and we love humor." (SS) URL: http://www.vestalreview.net GL: http://www.vestalreview.net/submissionsNEW.html E-mail: editor@stny.rr.com **-----------------------------------------------------** MARKET UPDATES: Moira Allen reports that "Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine has announced that it will cease publication with issue #50 (the latest issue was #47), and that it is no longer accepting manuscripts." Please send market news to Sal Towse, towse@inkspot.com. ***************************************************************** Ask The Experts --------------- *** Please put "inklings question" in the subject header. *** Judith Bowen (ROMANCE WRITER) judith@judithbowen.com David Breeden (POET) dbreeden@schreiner.edu Charles Deemer (SCREENWRITER) charlesd@inkspot.com Mark Fowler (LAWYER) askthelaywer@inkspot.com Ken Jenks (ELECTRONIC PUBLISHER) MindsEye@tale.com Ginger Knowlton (AGENT) agent@inkspot.com Michelle West (SF/FANTASY WRITER) Michelle.Sagara@sff.net Lee Wardlaw (CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITER) lee@inkspot.com Marcia Yudkin (FREELANCE WRITER) 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. ***************************************************************** ASK THE LAWYER ----------------------------------------------------------------- by Mark Fowler <askthelawyer@inkspot.com> A publisher used my story without permission. What can I do? ------------------------------------------------------------- Q: A year ago, a magazine bought a story of mine that had been previously "published" on the Internet. I was not given a contract and assumed the publisher had non-exclusive publishing rights. In fact, I sold the story to several newspapers. Now this magazine publisher has published a book and my article is in it. There is a copyright notice at the bottom of the page saying they own my story. I wasn't notified they were going to publish it or given a byline. (I was listed in the table of contents as a contributor, giving only my first name and last initial.) What should I do? Is the copyright still mine? Can I get compensated? A: Based upon the facts as you have described them, you may have a legitimate beef against the magazine. Contact an experienced copyright lawyer who can work with you to investigate all of the relevant facts and circumstances. Can I resell material I wrote for the company I worked for? ----------------------------------------------------------- Q: I used to work for a company that published two small bimonthly magazines. The company's still in business, but is no longer publishing the magazines. They still own the copyright to my work there, don't they? Or could I resell the articles I wrote? How about work from other writers to which we purchased all rights? A: Under U.S. law, an employer presumptively owns all rights in the copyrightable works of its employees created within the scope of their regular employment. Thus, a magazine generally owns the work of employee-writers on its payroll. (This is one aspect of the so-called work-for-hire doctrine in the copyright law.) Based upon the facts as described in your question, you would need to obtain permission from your former employer to resell the articles you wrote for its magazines. For freelancers and other independent contractors, the rule is different. Absent a written agreement to the contrary, the presumption is that the magazine obtains a non-exclusive right to publish an article submitted to it. Your question, however, suggests that the writers sold "all rights" to the magazine. The current ownership of the rights would turn then on whether there was a written agreement with the magazine and exactly what it said. Should I register my pen-name to protect my copyright? ------------------------------------------------------ Q: I'm a published free-lance magazine writer. For several personal articles on marriage in a major women's magazine, I have used a pseudonym, which I made up based on my middle and maiden names. Do I have to register or copyright this pseudonym to protect it or myself in any way? If so, how do I proceed? A: Your articles became copyright-protected automatically as soon as they were "fixed in a tangible medium of expression," that is, as soon as the ink flowed onto your writing paper or the keystrokes were saved on your hard drive. The fact that your work was published pseudonymously does not vitiate the copyright or affect your ownership of the work. Especially if you are a U.S. national, however, there are certain advantages to registering the copyrights in works that you are concerned about protecting. In particular, registration may entitle you to recover statutory damages (a sort of court-imposed financial penalty) from an infringer and to recoup your attorneys' fees incurred in pursuing a successful copyright lawsuit. In registering the copyrights in pseudonymous works, you may (but are not required to) reveal your real name on the copyright registration application. You can download copyright registration forms and obtain a wealth of information concerning copyright from the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/. In Canada, there are also certain (albeit more limited) advantages to copyright registration. The website of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, which also provides downloadable registration applications, may be accessed at http://cipo.gc.ca/. Does it make sense to register all of your works? Almost certainly not. Does it make sense to register your commercially valuable works? It may, if your publisher does not do so on your behalf. **----------------------------------------------** This column is by Mark A. Fowler of Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP (http://www.ssbb.com). PLEASE NOTE: This column is intended solely to provide general information about matters of concern to writers, not specific legal services or advice. On some issues, there are significant differences between the laws of the United States and the laws of Canada (and significant variations from state to state or from province to province.) If legal assistance is required, the reader should consult an experienced attorney who can review and assess all of the facts and circumstances relevant to the reader's situation. Copyright (c) 2000 Mark A. Fowler ***************************************************************** TEN REASONS WHY EDITORS STOP READING ----------------------------------------------------------------- by Joyce Faust <joymarie@snet.net> Editors will quickly stop reading your manuscript if they see "amateur" written all over it. Remember, editors have piles of skillfully written manuscripts awaiting their perusal. Following are ten mistakes that are likely to cause editors to put your manuscript down and pick up someone else's: 1. IMPROPER MANUSCRIPT FORMAT. Editors spurn messy or improperly formatted manuscripts. Beginners often make the same mistakes: single spacing, justified right margins, no page numbers or headings. Check writing books/articles for proper set-ups. Also, don't submit stained, creased, ragged-edged or stapled pages (use paper clips), or pages subjected to smoke. Non-smoking editors don't appreciate manuscripts reeking of smoke. 2. POOR SPELLING/TYPOS. Use your spellchecker and, more importantly, your dictionary. Excellent spelling is a top priority. Efforts must be made to find spelling errors and correct them. All writers make typos, but if you're an especially lousy typist, find a good one. 3. MINIMAL USE OF CONTRACTIONS. An instant sign of stilted writing is the lack of contractions. Don't write, "I am going," "She has not said." Characters' dialogue should read like people speak -- naturally. Occasionally it's okay to say "I am," or "She has not," because people don't speak using all contractions, either. Check contraction use and your dialogue will flow more smoothly. 4. WRONG TENSES. Editors are usually good at catching improper tenses, but don't appreciate the writer continually losing the time thread. Ask yourself if the action happening now, yesterday, or next year. Are your characters speaking in the past, present, or future? 5. OVERDOING EXCLAMATION POINTS. Excessive use of this punctuation mark cries beginner. Use them only where special emphasis is needed. One is enough -- three adds no more emphasis than one, and simply marks the writer as an amateur. 6. EXCESSIVE -LY WORDS. Editors consider "ly"-word (adverb) usage lazy writing. Anyone can write, "She said sadly" or "The dog barked loudly." Find "ly" words and substitute better choices. Show instead of tell (see #10). Portray what's happening through creative dialogue or absorbing action, using "ly" words sparingly. 7. INCORRECT BASIC ENGLISH. Writers are expected to know the difference between "there, their, they're," "to, two, too," "it's, its," "your, you're." These fundamentals were taught in grade school. Spellcheckers don't catch them, so when in doubt, use your reference books. 8. CARELESS WORD USAGE. Two common word mix-ups are advise/advice and affect/effect. If you have problems with similarly spelled words, look them up. They may look alike, but have different meanings. Editors expect writers to use them correctly. 9. IGNORING REFERENCE BOOKS. Writers must have excellent reference books and use them. If you want your writing to be professional, you need a quality dictionary, thesaurus, and grammar reference book. Most writers have more, but these three are essential. 10. TELLING -- NOT SHOWING. A major turnoff is when a writer tells the story instead of shows how it unfolds. Amateur writers submit pages of mind-numbing explanation of what is happening; competent writers show what's transpiring through realistic dialogue and creative character action. Avoiding these mistakes won't guarantee that your manuscript will sell -- you still need a good idea and a solid presentation. But they will reduce your chances of being "passed over" automatically, in favor of a writer who knows the basics. **----------------------------------------------** Joyce Faust has been published in several magazines, newspapers, and online. She has 25+ years experience as a typesetter, proofreader, and minor editor, and is currently working on magazine and online projects. Joyce does freelance proofreading, minor editing, and manuscript typing from her home office. Copyright (c) 2000 Joyce Faust ***************************************************************** INKSPOT WRITERS' CHAT CENTER UPDATE - by Shane Stacks ----------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING CHAT: Brian A. Hopkins Date/Time: Friday, June 23 @ 8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central Place: Inkspot Java Chat Inkspot is pleased to welcome back dark fantasy/horror writer Brian A. Hopkins as a valued guest speaker. Hopkins has recently published a new book, won a coveted Stoker, been named Pulp Eternity's Author of the Year, and been nominated for both a Nebula and the Ted Sturgeon Memorial Award (both still pending)! On top of that, he's also editing and releasing revolutionary electronic CD anthologies under Lone Wolf Publications that are packed with excellent stories from excellent authors. How does he do it all, continually come out on top, and *still* have time to chat with us? Join us and find out! More Info: http://www.inkspot.com/ss/iwcc Brian's Bio: http://www.inkspot.com/ss/iwcc/speakerinfo.html INKSPOT CHAT MAILING LIST: Send blank e-mail to icc-subscribe@topica.com DISCUSSION FORUMS: Join this growing community of writers! Wide variety of topics and events, everyone welcome. http://www.inkspot.com/forums/topics.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Inkspot Java Chat: http://www.inkspot.com/ss/iwcc (open 24/7, chat anytime!) Inkspot Community Events Newsletter: http://www.inkspot.com/forums/forumevents.html Or send e-mail to Shane Stacks at staxx@inkspot.com NOTE: Interested in being an Inkspot guest speaker? Contact Shane Stacks with your name, publishing history, and possible focus of the chat. ***************************************************************** W R I T E R S ' C L A S S I F I E D S ---------------------------------------------------------------- CHARACTER NAMING MADE EASIER: Mac/Win95 software, search over 12,500 first/16,000 last names. Intro $29.95. 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