I was mulling it over as I laid in bed the other night and I think I have come to the conclusion that getting published might actually make me a little sad. Of course, my super excited, jubilant feeling will probably knock that out of the water, but it's still going to be there.
I should probably explain this. The reason I'm so weary about posting my poetry and other works on other sites is that fact that those sites often get non-exclusive rights to my work. I do realize that non-exclusive means the rights to the work are still mine but even that makes me uneasy. This means the work is never wholly mine again. This feeling is probably going to be even worse when (or if, but I'm hoping for when) I get published because I'm pretty sure the rights the publishing company claim are not non-exclusive. I will be getting paid for the sales that my book(s) brings in and my name will be on the book so I can claim that I wrote it/them. It/they just won't be completely mine anymore. It's a sad truth.
Oh, I guess I see what you mean...it's like the company's claims almost put the words in your mouth too because the book is published under their consent...I don't think that made sense. xD But maybe you know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteGah, I hate that. It's kind of like posting your work on Neopets, right? (sorry, I'm like, half brain dead, sorry)
ReplyDeleteI get what you mean. XD I hadn't thought of that though.
ReplyDeleteYes, a little. But way better.