Small bit of news...
Remember waayy back in early June when I sent out emails and letters to a few song publishers looking for permission to quote lyrics in my book? To refresh your memory, I got directed to a web page with information on purchasing licensing agreement from one song publisher, and an email asking a few questions about my book from another. It's been so long that I didn't think I'd ever hear anything more from anybody without some prodding, but yesterday I heard from the one who'd asked me the book questions. The email simply said:
"You have permission from the publisher to do this."
Cool!! At least, to me it is. (So official and professional!)
Another thing I've done is to join the Christian Writers' Guild. I was waiting on spending the money but I took the plunge! I'm psyched! Now about that conference....
I've also been reading up on others' blogs and getting inspired by their stories. Seeing others on their way helps keep me going. It could happen for me, but I gotta keep working, keep writing, keep seeking God. I crave your prayers!
That's all for now; I promised to keep you up to speed on ANYTHING that happens regarding my journey so I wanted to share that little bit of information with you all right away. Thank you for your encouragement and support. It means the world to me!
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Copyrights and such...
Good morning!
I am happy to have something to blog about today. You see, I have several song lyrics quoted in my book and one of the tasks looming before me is figuring out how to make it all legal. If I can't, I'll have to remove the references, and I don't want to do that. So, I had to buckle down and get to it!
After several google searches and articles over the last several days, I finally came upon three websites that were just what I needed:
www.ASCAP.com
www.BMI.com
www.sesac.com
These websites hold license information for most songs. I mainly used ASCAP for what I needed. After doing a search for the first song on my list and finding it, I went to their contact page. From among a myriad of contacts with different job titles, I chose the one I thought could help me and sent a short email:
"I am looking into obtaining permission to quote song lyrics in a novel. Can you offer information on that? Thank you!"
I hoped a very short email would get a quicker response- and it did. Within about half an hour I had a reply: I would need to contact the publisher. Well, thanks to their database, I had the publisher information at my fingertips. A couple of them had email addresses in their contact information so I started there. I sent off an email to the first publisher:
"Good morning,
I am writing to find out about obtaining permission to quote in a Christian Fiction novel I have written. Can you provide information on this for me? Thank you!"
Again I kept it short, hoping for a quick response. I sent a second email but it bounced back, so I will have to contact the remaining publishers through snail-mail.
I don't know how long I'll have to wait to hear back, whether they will grant permission, or how much it will cost if they do. I may end up having to remove the references in the end anyway, but I am excited that I have ventured into this new territory this morning. It felt so "official" that I had been intimidated to do it; but now, I have set the wheels in motion and am feeling pretty darn good about it!
Cross your fingers for me! (Prayers are even better!)
I am happy to have something to blog about today. You see, I have several song lyrics quoted in my book and one of the tasks looming before me is figuring out how to make it all legal. If I can't, I'll have to remove the references, and I don't want to do that. So, I had to buckle down and get to it!
After several google searches and articles over the last several days, I finally came upon three websites that were just what I needed:
www.ASCAP.com
www.BMI.com
www.sesac.com
These websites hold license information for most songs. I mainly used ASCAP for what I needed. After doing a search for the first song on my list and finding it, I went to their contact page. From among a myriad of contacts with different job titles, I chose the one I thought could help me and sent a short email:
"I am looking into obtaining permission to quote song lyrics in a novel. Can you offer information on that? Thank you!"
I hoped a very short email would get a quicker response- and it did. Within about half an hour I had a reply: I would need to contact the publisher. Well, thanks to their database, I had the publisher information at my fingertips. A couple of them had email addresses in their contact information so I started there. I sent off an email to the first publisher:
"Good morning,
I am writing to find out about obtaining permission to quote
Again I kept it short, hoping for a quick response. I sent a second email but it bounced back, so I will have to contact the remaining publishers through snail-mail.
I don't know how long I'll have to wait to hear back, whether they will grant permission, or how much it will cost if they do. I may end up having to remove the references in the end anyway, but I am excited that I have ventured into this new territory this morning. It felt so "official" that I had been intimidated to do it; but now, I have set the wheels in motion and am feeling pretty darn good about it!
Cross your fingers for me! (Prayers are even better!)
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