Are You Willing To Sell Your Soul - Part II

I while ago, I posted a a story about a publisher
willing to work with me.
You can read the original here:
http://ourecho.com/story-3941-Are-you-willing-to-sell-your-soul-.shtml

If you haven't read it, then do so. If you don't,
this post will mean nothing to you.

I am happy to say, "I WON!!!" I'm dancing here.
They want one of my stories for their first book
in a series. They also changed their contract from
"All Rights". I will own the rights to my work and
can resell it.

I'm not sure if they did this for the other
writers, but I doubt it. So many writers are
willing to sell all their rights, just to be in print.

The original contract took all rights
forever.

When I complained, they told me to make the
changes I wanted and send it to them. They accepted my terms.

They have their lawyers working on a contract
suitable to writers for their second book.
This time I may be brought in to recruit
writers for them. They will give me a cut of the
action for this.

I know so many writers with stories to fit their
theme. I couldn't approach my friends with their
first contract, but I will for the second
edition.

This is a lesson. I could have sold one of my most
published stories for $100 and never been able to
use it again.

I could have approached my friends with a
contract that took all their rights, but I
couldn't sell myself for personal gain.
To be honest, my friends would have been lost.
They would have look at me like mold on bread.

I couldn't do that. I won't do that. When they
revise their contract, I will bring them great
writers with great stories.

In the mean time, I won the first round.
They altered the contract to suit me. I stood up
to them and they agreed to my terms.

All writers need to do this. It's not about
being published. It is about being treated fairly.

Michael T. Smith

Story ID:	4142
Written by:	Michael Timothy Smith (bio, link, contact, other stories)
Story type:	OurEcho Community
Location:	Fort Lee New Jersey USA
Year:	2008

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