Ok! I'm confused. Please, help

[delivite]

My name is Sam, and this is my first day here. I've spent the past 3 hrs going through the many threads in this forum. There are few things I don't get.

I got the impression that i can submit a work I had published elsewhere.

Question: How do I prove the work belongs to me? I have 2 blogs, an account with EzineArticles, and GoArticles. All of them are not under the same pen name. I hate to piss the mods off on my first day in uniform.

2) Do I submit the work as it is, or am I permited to edit it to meet CC's guidelines? I figure if I edit it, it won't be original anymore. Or so I thought.

Please, understand these questions may have been answered in previous threads, but I couldn't locate them after 3 hrs. So, I had to ask.

I appreciate the help. Thanks

By the way, Ed, I think you are doing a swell job doing all the work, and having time to visit us folks in here. Keep it up.

Over, and out.

Sam

[delivite]

Ok, I found a thread by hairyoctopus (nice name, by the way). The thread answered some of my question. But, what if I use different author pen names for my publisher accounts? Would it count as plagarism?

[Ed]

The answers to your questions can be found in the FAQ for Writers:

I submitted an article to sell for usage rights only. My articles was rejected for originality, but I am the original author of the content.
We can only accept articles that are able to be verified as original to the author. If you choose to submit content published elsewhere by you, please submit articles that are clearly credited to you with your name or the pen name you use on Constant Content. Articles that cannot be verified as original to the author cannot be accepted. If there is no name on the original publication, if the article is credited with a name that does not match your given or chosen name, or if the author's name is not easily located on the page of original publication, the article will be rejected. Do not include location of previous publication anywhere in your submission. Please note: When you submit an article that has been published elsewhere, you may ask usage rights ONLY for the article.

Thanks,
Ed