September 7, 2009 at 9:57 am (Random, blog, college, travel)
Tags: blog, college, dorm, friends, lives of commitment, minnesota
So I think that pretty much every site I use regularly has gone under an overhaul these last few weeks, leaving me perplexed. And by “every site”, I mean like three. But still.
I’m horribly behind in blogging/blog reading/book news, so I’m afraid I’m pretty useless to you right now. I’m even behind in editing. I set down the manuscript two weeks ago and haven’t picked it up since. But hopefully once things get settled here, I’ll be able to pick my normal routine up again.
Classes start Wednesday and I’m really excited! I’m taking a publishing class this semester, and have heard nothing but good things. I’m thrilled about all my other classes, but that one promises to be something special. It’s going to be a busy, busy semester, though. There are still so many things to get under control before Wednesday and hopefully I’ll be able to do so. No promises.
So that’s it for me. I’ve made the northward trek once more, have been astounded by the brilliance of first-years, and am living in a lofted room with no wi-fi, bad lighting, but giant closets (for a dorm). All in all, not a bad start.”
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January 25, 2009 at 5:41 pm (P/S Novel Contest, q&a, travel)
Tags: colorado, copyright, gold key, minnesota, novel contest, q&a, silver key
Let me just say that “plane” and “accident” are two words that you never want coupled when you’re picking up your boarding passes. But then I suppose that hearing them is a far sight better than experiencing them.
Waiting around in the airport for a flight into Denver, which has been pushed back due to aforesaid accident with the original plane. I’m assuming there was some mechanical glitch or something that they, thankfully, caught before we took off. This means, of course, that I’ll get into MSP late, but some things can’t be avoided.
Since we’re getting down to due date for the Scholastic novel contest, I’ll go ahead and post another Q&A.
How does PUSH handle copyrights?
This is kind of a tough question, but is of course the one that everyone wants to know. Officially, Scholastic says that they get rights to any winning piece for a two-year span. The novel contest, however, is co-sponsored by PUSH publications, who do the actual reading and contracting, which complicates things.
My understanding is that copyrights remain the full property of the author, especially in silver key situations. Winners work with the PUSH editing team as they would work with any traditionally signed author, giving authors the same rights of control over their work as they would receive in a contracted situation. At the end of the process, the PUSH team decides whether a project is commercially viable. If the consensus stands that it is, then the author is officially contracted and compensated as with any other publication.
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August 8, 2008 at 7:14 pm (Random)
Tags: blog, family, friends, minnesota, oklahoma, tv
Contrary to popular opinion, I haven’t been not-blogging for the sake of not-blogging.
In fact, I’ve been avoiding the internet in general, but that, again, is not for the sake of avoidance. I’ve just been trying to relax away from the greedy reaches of the web (It’s a time sucker! It wants my soul.), and enjoy the things that are unique to Oklahoma.
What things, you ask? Well, my family, for one, and my friends, for another. Also cable television. And all those books that I’m not bringing with me to Minnesota.
Actually, I’ve got a rather hefty stack of books in my Read-Before-You-Leave! list, but I’m mostly hoping to just finish off the ones I’ve actually started.
So if you don’t hear from me for a while–I’m not giving up on blogging or the internet or whatnot. I’m just soaking up the last few days at home sweet home.
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