Admins, is it

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Admins, is it

Admins, is it true that if you post a full story or book on the internet (one that you write) you can't try to get it published later on?

I don't know about that. You'd need to ask a copyright expert.

Admin

 

submitted by Amy G., age 13, Pennsylvania
(April 15, 2010 - 7:14 pm)

back to the Inkwell

I'm not an Admin, but I think it is true. Since the internet is a form of publishing, and anyway nobody's going to publish something anybody can get for free.

submitted by ZNZ✼✴
(April 16, 2010 - 6:26 am)

Yeah...so if I ever want to get published I'll have to be careful of how much writing I put on the web. Thanks, ZNZ and admin.

submitted by Amy G., age 13, Pennsylvania
(April 16, 2010 - 11:41 am)

Not how much... just WHAT you put on the web. Posting stuff on the web is a good way to get feedback on the way you write and to build up a fanbase (which is why some bloggers go on to become published authors). So keep posting... just guard the stuff you want to someday publish!

submitted by Tempest, age Lucky 13, Here.
(April 16, 2010 - 1:39 pm)

I don't know any copyright experts but I read that in a book about writing and getting published. The book was called "Writing Magic" by Gail Carson Levine.

submitted by Amy G., age 13, Pennsylvania
(April 16, 2010 - 11:42 am)

You don't have the first rights anymore, and it's extremely unlikely that a publisher will agree to take it. If you want to publish it, don't put it up.

submitted by lavendershy, age 14, Sparks, NV
(April 16, 2010 - 1:23 pm)