tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post6133880087428977439..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: On discovering a "first sale" I somehow never knew aboutTimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-26412699287974621262013-05-06T13:22:43.900-07:002013-05-06T13:22:43.900-07:00Thanks, Debbie, you reassure me! It's what I t...Thanks, Debbie, you reassure me! It's what I thought, but the law doesn't necessarily accord with common-sense understanding-- given its possession of a logic so peculiarly its own.<br /><br />A brief followup: a bit of sleep (however disrupted & fragmentary) has put me back into my right mind. Yesterday afternoon & evening witnessed a consuming struggle between my rational self telling me that this was, proportionately, a very small thing & my emotional self feeling stunned & battered. In other words, this may prove a useful experience for someone who writes fiction, even if it doesn't yield useful advice for how to avoid such confusions in the future...Timmi Duchamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-44693621512068920092013-05-05T22:54:05.822-07:002013-05-05T22:54:05.822-07:00I am not an attorney, but I do publishing rights w...I am not an attorney, but I do publishing rights work for a living. I am 99.994% sure that there is no way they could acquire any rights in your work unless you signed a contract granting those rights. Debbie Notkinhttp://www.laurietobyedison.com/discussnoreply@blogger.com