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So, I decided to copy/paste some stuff from the CB so I could read people's stories without being online--and then I thought, why don't I make this into a bigger thing? I think it would be really cool if I could put together stories, poems, and art from all of you guys, along with some illustrations from me. Then, maybe we could talk to the Admins about publishing it via Cricket Media! I know Cricket Media has a line of books- that's where I got my poetry book Whisper and Shout- and it'd fufill a lot of our dreams to get published and be really cool to read. I could fix typos, illustrate, and write an introduction.
What I want you guys to do is to comment on here whether I'm allowed to use your stuff or not. I'd also like for you to finish some things because I'll only be using finished works, and maybe write some short stories especially for this. We could collaborate on the stuff I said I'd do, as well.
If I start working on it, I'll post each of the pages here as image format.
Admins, would this work?
What a nice idea! Unfortunately Cricket Media does not publish books anymore, and I don't think there would be a way for us to publish a print version of this book. However, we still encourage you to make it. We can probably host a digital version of a book here on the CB for everyone.
-Admin
submitted by Blue Moon, age 11, Here
(August 17, 2018 - 1:18 pm)
(August 17, 2018 - 1:18 pm)
I don't think I have anything that you would find useful, but if I do or if I post something later you can totally use it.
(August 20, 2018 - 1:46 pm)
Trying to put in a page-
(August 20, 2018 - 2:27 pm)
You're welcome to put anything I've written in the book.
(August 20, 2018 - 3:25 pm)
I’ve posted a poem and some short writing stuff on my Thoughts, Story Excerpts... thread, you’re welcome to use those! There’s actually a ton of stuff there but it’s not mine so people would have to give permission.
(August 20, 2018 - 6:48 pm)
I'd love for you to use some of my work Blue Moon! Such a great idea!
Unfortunately-I haven't posted much of my work here on the CB... but if I posted some of my work here on this thread for you to use, would that be ok?
Galahad says: iaan.
Ian who? I a an what? *shrug* Oh well.
(August 20, 2018 - 9:05 pm)
That's a fine idea, Blue Moon! Will it be a little like a yearbook, with a variety of entries and subjects, or will it be a more continuous narrative?
(August 21, 2018 - 9:24 am)
I'd be happy to help! Were you thinking of a summary of the CB, in terms of the environment, space, and community? Or more like an introduction to the different types of writing pieces?
<3 Fidelity
(August 21, 2018 - 7:40 am)
Hello, Blue Moon and all,
We wanted to let you know that we've heard back from our Rights & Permissions specialist on this topic. Unfortunately, we cannot allow you to publish anything using the names Cricket, Cricket Media, the Chatterbox, etc., with a third-party publisher, and we cannot allow you to self-publish and put it up on Amazon.
However, if you create a PDF of this book, we will be more than happy to host it here on the CB. If we do this, all of you will be able to read it online, download it, and/or print it out.
Let us know if you have any questions!
-Admin
(August 21, 2018 - 11:53 am)
@Fidelity: I was thinking along the lines of the first, something about what the Chatterbox means to everyone. After that, there will be simple descriptions of the kinds of writing alongside the table of contents, but that’s not the part I was hoping you’d write.
@Esthelle: Very much like you were first thinking, with a variety of entries and subjects.
@Admins: Thanks so much for asking her! I will try to figure it out into a PFD (my plan for formatting it includes a long and complicated sequence of printing the pages out, collaging it, taking photos of the pages, putting the photos in a Pages doc...).
A Pages doc should work for us!
-Admin
(August 21, 2018 - 12:57 pm)
Sounds good! I'll try and work on it today.
<3 Fidelity
(August 21, 2018 - 5:37 pm)
Oh, and @Joan- of course! That’s one of the main reasons of this thread!
(August 21, 2018 - 12:58 pm)
Oohhh! I love this idea! Feel free to use my stuff as well!
(August 21, 2018 - 2:34 pm)
Cool idea! You can use any of my stuff you want!
(August 21, 2018 - 4:56 pm)
You can use of my writing and do the profile thing. I love this idea.
(August 21, 2018 - 5:34 pm)
You can use any of my stuff! And if you need me to write anything else for this I will! (But schools about to get rouge so it might not be as quick as I usually do things, or maybe even quicker, depends on what I’m procrastinating on)
(August 21, 2018 - 9:58 pm)