Some questions...

[The_Anomaly]

1) Can we change our pennames? If so, who would I see about doing it?

2) If so, should we change our pennames to our real names if we are going to be offering a lot of usage deals? Are there any drawbacks/advantages to this?

3) On a usage deal, when someone quotes us, how will they be required to cite us Only through our pennames, right?

4) On usage deals, can initials ever be at the close of an article? Does it matter if our real names are the same or dissimilar from our pennames?

5) I have heard some of you say that we might need to inform CC if we already published an article elsewhere and want to put it on CC for usage, how do we contact the reviewers to let them know this or prove our identities?

6) Can we use outline style section titles? EX: "I. The Time of The Civil War" "II. What Led to Prohibition?"

7) What is the maximum and minimum limits of articles allowed?

Sorry if these answers are posted somewhere around here and I just didn't find them! Sparks will be flying off your keyboard answering these, so thanks ahead of time!

Joe

[The_Anomaly]

Aw, nobody??

[Lauren]

I think I can answer two of your questions based on what I've read on the forum. Note that I'm new myself, but I've been reading up a lot the last couple days.

3) On a usage deal, when someone quotes us, how will they be required to cite us Only through our pennames, right?

They only have to cite you if you include your name (or pen name) in the text of an article. So, include the name you want people to use in your article under the title and in the long summary. If your name is not in either of those places, they don't have to cite you (or may use the wrong name based on your CC pen name, depending on how you have it set up).

5) I have heard some of you say that we might need to inform CC if we already published an article elsewhere and want to put it on CC for usage, how do we contact the reviewers to let them know this or prove our identities?

In this case, it sounds like you'd need to put a note for the reviewers in the short summary box when you submit and remove it after approval. However, wherever else it is on the web it needs to be attributed to your real name or pen name so that you can show you actually wrote it. If it's not attributed (to you or anyone else), they won't take the chance from my understanding of the issue. And as you already noted, you have to put 0 in the unique and full rights boxes because you can only resell it for usage.

I'm sure someone will come along and answer some more of your questions, but I hope this helps in the meantime!

[Celeste Stewart]

Hi, Lauren is right on her answers. Here are a few more:

1) Can we change our pennames? If so, who would I see about doing it?

I think so but am not completely sure. If anyone can do it, support can.

2) If so, should we change our pennames to our real names if we are going to be offering a lot of usage deals? Are there any drawbacks/advantages to this?

It's a personal choice whether to use your real name or not.


4) On usage deals, can initials ever be at the close of an article? Does it matter if our real names are the same or dissimilar from our pennames?

I'd put a name of some sort on the article rather than initials or a clever screen name. Your pen name can be worlds apart from your real name.


6) Can we use outline style section titles? EX: "I. The Time of The Civil War" "II. What Led to Prohibition?"

For general purpose articles, you wouldn't need this style. Academic, perhaps. I am doing a series of outlines for a customer on a private request and it's not a problem but I doubt the general public is looking for outlines.

7) What is the maximum and minimum limits of articles allowed?

I don't think there's a max or minimum. Newbies should take it slow with submissions as they learn the ropes but other than that. . .
As far as word count, that too isn't limited. I've sold little two paragraph movie reviews and an entire computer training manual on the site.

[Ed]

1) Contact Support.

2) It depends upon what name you want to build a writing reputation.

3) Customers are supposed to use the name included in your article; if none is included, they will not attribute the article or they will use the penname.

4) Pease include only one name for attribution in articles. Some authors include it at the top, others at the bottom.

5) Lauren is right about this. Editors just need to know that articles published elsewhere are original to the author and not pinched from someone else.

6) Probably better not, unless it adds to clarity or article organization. Otherwise, it's unnecessary and can be distracting. Web readers don't want to stumble upon academic-looking, or -sounding, papers, for the most part, and to be honest, those article don't sell well here. Customers and web readers just want clear, easy-to-read information that is easily accessible.

7) You're talking about article amounts, not word counts, right? Just don't dump your entire life's work into the queue one Saturday afternoon, and you'll be okay. If you plan on submitting a lot of usage rights articles that have been published elsewhere, just spread them out and make sure that you really work to submit articles correctly. (Some people get in a hurry because the submission process is boring, and then they miss crucial steps.)

I hope I've answered your questions adequately. If not, just ask for clarification. This was a pre-coffee post.

Ed

[The_Anomaly]

You're doing fine, Ed! And thanks to everyone else as well.

So I CAN enter my real name in a byline in the topic description box "By..." on all posts except full rights?? I am known as a fairly established writer by that name anyway.

Oh, and if someone could refer me to the "citing sources" guidelines, I'd greatly appreciate it.

[Ed]

I see Celeste and I must have replied at the same time. The writers usually have better insight into the writer's side of things anyway.

You can include your name in full rights articles as well, but there's no guarantee that your name will be kept by the customer.

You can cite sources by whatever style you want - just don't include web addresses or links.

Ed

[The_Anomaly]

Gotcha. Thanks!