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ratherastory) wrote2012-04-12 03:16 pm
ratherastory) wrote2012-04-12 03:16 pm
What Do You Need?
This is a non-fandom post. I stole it from a friend of mine in a different place, because I think this is where the power of fandom can be harnessed for good. I've been feeling a little out of place and useless in the world lately, and this seems like a good way to get rid of that feeling.
Feel free to link this around, too, if you'd like. The more people see this, the more likely everyone will have a chance at getting what they need.
ETA: You don't have to be my LJ friend to participate. In fact, I highly encourage you to participate no matter what! Go ahead and ask for something. You never know what people might be able to provide.
What do you need? (Copied from a DW friend, so not in American, but you can Google translate. I like how it reads.)
(We can solve our own problems and help each other. Here's a spot to do so. Leaving it open...Non friends comments screened by default but I'll release them as soon as I see them.)
What do you need? Not what do you want? A million pounds, a fairy godmother, a nicer car.
But what do you need? A friend in Spain. Or Norfolk. A car that works, to get your kids to school. An old and unloved mp3 player that has been chewed by a cat but still works. A loan of fifty quid, for a week. Someone to trade emails with. People to visit your online shop. A hand-made card to make you feel loved. More friends on your journal. A copy of the Oxford English Dictionary, not too old. Advice on doing your own taxes. A loving but firm kick up the bum to get on with that project. Someone to talk lampwork / knitting / martial arts with. Clients to photograph in return for train fare or lunch. Help with your vet or medical bills, a dollar at a time. A used wheelchair. An unwanted bookcase. Reviews on Amazon. A cat-sitter. Reassurance because you're getting married / having a baby / getting your first job / struggling in college and need a pep-talk.
Sound off. Send people here.
ALSO? GO AHEAD AND FRIEND SOME FOLKS. Might as well frenzy a little bit too. Pleased to meet you.
Feel free to link this around, too, if you'd like. The more people see this, the more likely everyone will have a chance at getting what they need.
ETA: You don't have to be my LJ friend to participate. In fact, I highly encourage you to participate no matter what! Go ahead and ask for something. You never know what people might be able to provide.
What do you need? (Copied from a DW friend, so not in American, but you can Google translate. I like how it reads.)
(We can solve our own problems and help each other. Here's a spot to do so. Leaving it open...Non friends comments screened by default but I'll release them as soon as I see them.)
What do you need? Not what do you want? A million pounds, a fairy godmother, a nicer car.
But what do you need? A friend in Spain. Or Norfolk. A car that works, to get your kids to school. An old and unloved mp3 player that has been chewed by a cat but still works. A loan of fifty quid, for a week. Someone to trade emails with. People to visit your online shop. A hand-made card to make you feel loved. More friends on your journal. A copy of the Oxford English Dictionary, not too old. Advice on doing your own taxes. A loving but firm kick up the bum to get on with that project. Someone to talk lampwork / knitting / martial arts with. Clients to photograph in return for train fare or lunch. Help with your vet or medical bills, a dollar at a time. A used wheelchair. An unwanted bookcase. Reviews on Amazon. A cat-sitter. Reassurance because you're getting married / having a baby / getting your first job / struggling in college and need a pep-talk.
Sound off. Send people here.
ALSO? GO AHEAD AND FRIEND SOME FOLKS. Might as well frenzy a little bit too. Pleased to meet you.
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I wrote three chapters for a textbook that was published in 2009 and I've never been paid. Looking through my papers, I can find something that I signed that says what I agreed to do, but I have the sinking feeling that I never signed anything that discussed how much I would be paid, that part was all verbal.
I just need to know whether it's a lost cause, or if not, what my first steps should be.
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Can you specify what country you're in, so people will be better able to help you? Legal systems and intellectual property laws will vary considerably from country to country.
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:)
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One of the editors was my former boss. She told me that the pay would be very little- 16 authors would share 1% of the royalties, but that the more chapters I wrote, the bigger my share would be.
She has since fallen off the map. I e-mailed one of the other editors late last year, and he more or less gave me the run-around, and then started sending me personal e-mails with off-color jokes (ie... "Santorum" cracks) Completely inappropriate!!
I think my next step should be to try one more editor, or try contacting one of the other authors to see if they got paid.
I wrote the chapters in the summer of 2008. If it helps, you can see the book on Amazon.. search for: Nutrition Guide for Physicians. I wrote the chapters on nutrition during pregnancy, nutrition during childhood, and co-authored the chapter on understanding the DRIs
I know that the reimbursement would be very small... it's the principle of the thing.. this would be my first publication for pay.
:)
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Have you contacted another editor or one of the other authors? If so, what did they say?
Also, do you have a copy of the document that you did sign? Does it say anything at all about compensation?