Owen Lippert, a speech-writer for Canadian Prime Minister, has resigned after he was accused of plagiarism in a speech he made in 2003. Now, Mr. Lippert has not only lost his job; he also hurt his credibility. He also has hurt the credibility of Prime Minister Stephen Harper (BBC Online News, Oct. 1, 2008).
Plagiarism is a willful used of somebody else's literary work and producing it as one's original work. Even though, many students could have been practicing plagiarism when writing their term papers, there have been overzealous professional writers, who also have been stealing somebody's work.
Here are some authors and politician listed in Wikipedia, Free Online Encyclopedia.
Barack Obama's Vice Presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, was forced out of the Presidential race in 1988 after it was discovered that parts of his speeches were copied from the speeches of British Labour Party leaders, Robert Kennedy and Neil Kinnock.
Helen Keller, the famous American author of The Miracle Worker" who became deaf and blind when she was 19-month old due to an acute illness, was accused of plagiarism in 1892. It was alleged that she copied part of Margaret T. Canby's story The Frost Fairies for her short story "The Frost Kings". Fortunately, she was acquitted by a single vote.
In 2006, Kaavya Viswanathan, a Harvard University student and budding author of How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life, was also accused of plagiarism for copying passages from at least five novels. She started working on her novel when she was just a high school student in New Jersey. Then, while at Harvard, she completed her novel, got a book deal with Little, Brown and Co. and a film deal with Dreamworks SKG, and received $500,000. royalty advance fee. Consequently, the books were withdrawn before they were officially sold in bookstores, the deal rescinded, the film was canceled, and her name completely tarnished.
Plagiarism is not a grievous offense as copyright infringement when it comes to legal action; however, it is as grievous as the latter when it comes to one's name and personal ambition. Therefore, students, politicians, and budding authors must take precaution when working on their manuscripts.
The Owl At Purdue (Sep. 30, 2008), an online writing help published by Purdue University listed some ways to avoid plagiarism.
1. Give proper citation when copying (and pasting) somebody's work to your manuscript.
2. If you got an idea from what you have read, do not copy it as is. Rather, use that idea to write a topic related to it, but make it something new and original.
3. Before writing the manuscript, interview experts and authorities on the topic. Then, should you decide to quote them, give them the credit; however, don't just stop there. You have to express your thoughts if you are for or against their thoughts.
4. It is also important that you have to learn how to use your own words and your own style of expressing your thoughts.
When I am reading something and happen to see something that makes me say "AHA!", I usually copy it down, including the title of the book, the publisher, the date of the publication, and the page where I found that sentence or paragraph. These would help me with my citation later, if ever I would use it somewhere in my own manuscript. Nevertheless, I don't stop there. I always try to probe the author's point, trying to rationalize it based on what I believe in. Then, underneath that quotation, I write a highlighted word, MINE!, to express my thoughts on the idea and possibly an original idea that has sprung in my mind.
Please write and copy safe.
Showing posts with label book publishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book publishing. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
ON PUBLISHING #2: Copyright & Other Rights
My book contract for my manuscript, PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses, was sent through UPS the other day. I went through the 7 pages thoroughly before I signed them. Then, with too much excitement, I shared the news with my online friends. Many congratulated me, from Namibia to the Philippines. Any friend from Down-Under? Hello, do I still have friends down there? (LOL) Some already told me that they are going to get their copies. (G.C., a history teacher-friend in Italy promised to get his copy even before I pitched the work to the publisher). Some told me that they'd mention the upcoming book to their friends. To all of you, thank you.
Anyway, B.K., a friend in U.K. asked me yesterday what I mean by exclusive right. She feels that it is unfair for the publisher to have total right to somebody else's work. One proviso of the book contract is a 7-year exclusive right to the publisher. So allow me to write something about copyright and rights.
A writer publishes his/her work, may it be a book or article, for the consumption of the public. While the work is in circulation, there is a tendency that somebody can plagiarize it(i.e. copy or publish it in his/her name). Copyright protects the writer for such suckers.
Technically, copyright is secured automatically when the work is set down for the first time in written form.(How to Write & Sell Your Life Experiences: 1993.148). The writer doesn't have to register it to a copyright office. However, by registering your copyright, you can bring suit against someone for infringing your copyright. In the USofA registering a copyright will allow the writer to recover attorney's fees and some damages from the defendant. (The Writer's Essential Desk Reference: 1991.38).
Further, there are other rights that a writer has to consider once his/her work is being negotiated for publication. These are what we call "All or exclusive right", First Right, Secondary Right, One-Time Right, and Subsidiary Right.
The signed contract to my manuscript, "PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses", has a proviso for a 7-year exclusive contract. This means that the publisher have the ownership of my manuscript. I have to wait until the 7-year "all right" expires before I can sell or reproduce the manuscript again to another publisher. Again, one advantage to an "All Right" is that the writer does not have to spend (except time to proof-read galleys, etc.) any money from printing to marketing. Transaction of "All Rights" must be completed with a signing of written statement (contract). Without a written contract, the author only gives "One-Time Right" to the publisher, which is much like "First Right".
Wonder why you see some articles appear in several magazines? The reason is that the author has the First Right to his/her work. First Right means that the writer has the freedom to sell reprint or "second" right the work to another publisher, even before the work is published. Turning in or publishing the writer's article to a magazine publisher usually have this arrangement. It doesn't need any signed contract. The publisher notifies the writer and the readers by including the statement in all copies of the magazine.
Subsidiary Right usually is included as another proviso in a written contract. And, according to a Denver lawyer, David Weinstein, (Writer's Essential: 34) this is one of the most common book contract problems. An author has to pay attention to such proviso. Subsidiary right means the publisher has been given the right to make transaction for other income-generating businesses with another company with the intent to produce the work in another medium, such as movie, audio, etc. Some unscrupulous publisher would not spell this out in the contract. I am just thankful that the contract that I have with Comfort Publishing (CP) has a proviso that assures me that should a compensation received by CP for publication of extraction or for serial use, audio recordings,etc., it would be divided equally between the author and the publisher.
Again, thank you very much. I am counting for your all-out support in this literary odyssey.
NOTE: My book, KOILAWAN (KOI-lah-ONE), is still available in 21 countries. Also, watch for my other book, THE EXPERIMENTAL DASANG (Hey Poem) and 45 OTHER POETRY FORMS:An Anthology.
Anyway, B.K., a friend in U.K. asked me yesterday what I mean by exclusive right. She feels that it is unfair for the publisher to have total right to somebody else's work. One proviso of the book contract is a 7-year exclusive right to the publisher. So allow me to write something about copyright and rights.
A writer publishes his/her work, may it be a book or article, for the consumption of the public. While the work is in circulation, there is a tendency that somebody can plagiarize it(i.e. copy or publish it in his/her name). Copyright protects the writer for such suckers.
Technically, copyright is secured automatically when the work is set down for the first time in written form.(How to Write & Sell Your Life Experiences: 1993.148). The writer doesn't have to register it to a copyright office. However, by registering your copyright, you can bring suit against someone for infringing your copyright. In the USofA registering a copyright will allow the writer to recover attorney's fees and some damages from the defendant. (The Writer's Essential Desk Reference: 1991.38).
Further, there are other rights that a writer has to consider once his/her work is being negotiated for publication. These are what we call "All or exclusive right", First Right, Secondary Right, One-Time Right, and Subsidiary Right.
The signed contract to my manuscript, "PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses", has a proviso for a 7-year exclusive contract. This means that the publisher have the ownership of my manuscript. I have to wait until the 7-year "all right" expires before I can sell or reproduce the manuscript again to another publisher. Again, one advantage to an "All Right" is that the writer does not have to spend (except time to proof-read galleys, etc.) any money from printing to marketing. Transaction of "All Rights" must be completed with a signing of written statement (contract). Without a written contract, the author only gives "One-Time Right" to the publisher, which is much like "First Right".
Wonder why you see some articles appear in several magazines? The reason is that the author has the First Right to his/her work. First Right means that the writer has the freedom to sell reprint or "second" right the work to another publisher, even before the work is published. Turning in or publishing the writer's article to a magazine publisher usually have this arrangement. It doesn't need any signed contract. The publisher notifies the writer and the readers by including the statement in all copies of the magazine.
Subsidiary Right usually is included as another proviso in a written contract. And, according to a Denver lawyer, David Weinstein, (Writer's Essential: 34) this is one of the most common book contract problems. An author has to pay attention to such proviso. Subsidiary right means the publisher has been given the right to make transaction for other income-generating businesses with another company with the intent to produce the work in another medium, such as movie, audio, etc. Some unscrupulous publisher would not spell this out in the contract. I am just thankful that the contract that I have with Comfort Publishing (CP) has a proviso that assures me that should a compensation received by CP for publication of extraction or for serial use, audio recordings,etc., it would be divided equally between the author and the publisher.
Again, thank you very much. I am counting for your all-out support in this literary odyssey.
NOTE: My book, KOILAWAN (KOI-lah-ONE), is still available in 21 countries. Also, watch for my other book, THE EXPERIMENTAL DASANG (Hey Poem) and 45 OTHER POETRY FORMS:An Anthology.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
On Book Publishing
I'm deeply humbled by APinoy of U.K. when he told me, in my Great Pinoy profile page, that he is sending over his personal copy of my book, KOILAWAN: Letter and Poems of a Jungle Dad-Mom, for my signature. Then, another request from a Kababayan (a fellow Filipino), was posted seeking advice on how to go about publishing. Such requests make me feel a successful writer; hence, I thank you all for that.
Thursday, Sept. 18, was a big day for me. Comfort Publishing emailed me that it has officially accepted my manuscript, PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses, for publication. This will be published as an illustrated gift book. Please join me in thanking God, and hope you will continue to support me in this endeavor.
Now, let me address the request on publishing. KOILAWAN was my first published book. I have no book published in the Philippines. The only publications I have in our country were social research articles published in academic journals, such as the Philippine Journal of Society and Culture of University of San Carlos. I also have some magazine articles which were published by AGLOW Magazine. I have no book publication credentials, while I was down there. Therefore, allow me to blog something on publishing based on my experience here in the U.S.
Nowadays, there are several avenues to publish a book.
1) Traditional Publishing- We all know this one. It is publishing a work upon the invitation or decision of a book company, who, after promoting or pitching the manuscript to them, decided to publish it. Pitching could be either done by you or your hired literary agent. For aspiring writers, this is very hard to come by. Publishers, being profit-oriented companies, usually offer this to writers, who already got a name and hundreds of thousand fans.
2) Self-Publishing- This is an avenue for a writer, who has the money to spend, time to promote and market, and room (in your house) to stock copies of your book. One advantage is that you don't want to convince anybody but yourself that your book should be published and you can have a total control of the publishing process (even the procurement of ISBN, the International Standard Book Number) and marketing (even the book price). If you feel that there's a demand or are able to create a demand for the book, this avenue is the way to go.
3) Vanity or Subsidy Publishing- Some consider these as two separate things; however, they actually are just synonymous to each other. Again, money, time, and space are needed here. The writer has to pay to be published, time to spend in marketing, and space to stock the books. It differs from self-publishing, because the book company simply applies its ISBN to the writer's book. The author also receives a few copies of the book and is promised, which usually doesn't come true, royalties on those copies that might be sold by the subsidy press. Many vanity presses also require the writer to purchase, at least, a minimum number of copies as part of the contract. I don't recommend this to anybody. It's purely enriching the publisher, plain and simple.
4) Publish-on-Demand (POD)- In POD, the book is digitally set up and is only printed every time there are orders. This is the reason why, in contrast to vanity publishing, POD publishers do not require, but encourage, the writer to buy copies of the books. Some offer the writer 60% off the book selling price. But again, the author have to pay the publisher from $400-$2000, depending on the book printing quality and the package. Book inclusion in the company's book catalog, printing of posters or bookmarks to promote your book are some items that could be included in a package.
5) E-publish or Audio Publish - E-publish means your book is only available in the internet. People pay to listen to it. It started in the mid-90s, however, it seemed to fade, not until recently, when college students have started using the internet for their research. The problem, though, is that students cannot afford to subscribe to a book, which is not either their textbook or a one of the required readings of a course. This also is not the way to go in publishing, because very few readers would spend many hours in the internet to read a whole book.
In audio, you manuscript is in CD-format. You buy it just like your DVD or CD music.
My book, KOILAWAN, is a POD book. It is my first book. No marketable name yet, so the best way is to POD. I have to start somewhere. Before I decided to go POD, I pitched the book to a literary agent in New York. It was accepted, however, upon knowing that it would take many months, even years, to see it published, if ever the agent would be successful in pitching it to a publisher, I decided to go the POD way. As I mentioned in my social networking page, the book was included in the TOP 100 bestsellers in some online book outlets for several weeks.
My second book, The Experimental Dasang (Hey Poem)and 45 Other Poetry Forms: An Anthology, which would be in the market, hopefully, sometime in December, is also a POD book. Yes, I still have to shell out some "old presidents"(dollars)to the publisher.
This third book, Praising All Seasons Long: Haiku Verses, will be published without any expenses on my part. My royalty would be somewhere between 8% to 12% of the sale. Well, I actually still awaiting for the contract. If I am satisfied whatever is in the contract, then, I could sign it and Comfort Publishing(CP) would begin the printing process. CP will design the book cover and look for pictures to illustrate some of the verses.
I currently am pitching my other book project, Bedtime-Pastime: Collections of Short Stories and Bukidnon Folktales, to literary agents and book publishers. Hopefully, this also would be printed as a traditional book. Bedtime... is co-authored by Dr. Genoveva Melendez-Ablanque of Bukidnon State University. You could read the list of content and a few of the short stories and a folktale on Webook.com.
I also was one of the 20 Christian writers, who were invited to contribute 2 articles in a Webook book project, XPRESSION: On Saving Grace. My article and my blank poetry, "What Now...? Am a Polygamist?" and "A Love to Surrender", respectively, are still in first draft. To meet the deadline that I promised to our project leader, I also have posted them on Webook.com. They can be read-for-feedback. Please go and check them out. You'd know that most of my first draft need lots of polishing to do. This would give you an idea that writing is a challenging job.
NOTE: If someone would like me to address other issues on publishing through my blog, send me a message in my social network page or email me, edMindustan@gmail.com.
Thursday, Sept. 18, was a big day for me. Comfort Publishing emailed me that it has officially accepted my manuscript, PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses, for publication. This will be published as an illustrated gift book. Please join me in thanking God, and hope you will continue to support me in this endeavor.
Now, let me address the request on publishing. KOILAWAN was my first published book. I have no book published in the Philippines. The only publications I have in our country were social research articles published in academic journals, such as the Philippine Journal of Society and Culture of University of San Carlos. I also have some magazine articles which were published by AGLOW Magazine. I have no book publication credentials, while I was down there. Therefore, allow me to blog something on publishing based on my experience here in the U.S.
Nowadays, there are several avenues to publish a book.
1) Traditional Publishing- We all know this one. It is publishing a work upon the invitation or decision of a book company, who, after promoting or pitching the manuscript to them, decided to publish it. Pitching could be either done by you or your hired literary agent. For aspiring writers, this is very hard to come by. Publishers, being profit-oriented companies, usually offer this to writers, who already got a name and hundreds of thousand fans.
2) Self-Publishing- This is an avenue for a writer, who has the money to spend, time to promote and market, and room (in your house) to stock copies of your book. One advantage is that you don't want to convince anybody but yourself that your book should be published and you can have a total control of the publishing process (even the procurement of ISBN, the International Standard Book Number) and marketing (even the book price). If you feel that there's a demand or are able to create a demand for the book, this avenue is the way to go.
3) Vanity or Subsidy Publishing- Some consider these as two separate things; however, they actually are just synonymous to each other. Again, money, time, and space are needed here. The writer has to pay to be published, time to spend in marketing, and space to stock the books. It differs from self-publishing, because the book company simply applies its ISBN to the writer's book. The author also receives a few copies of the book and is promised, which usually doesn't come true, royalties on those copies that might be sold by the subsidy press. Many vanity presses also require the writer to purchase, at least, a minimum number of copies as part of the contract. I don't recommend this to anybody. It's purely enriching the publisher, plain and simple.
4) Publish-on-Demand (POD)- In POD, the book is digitally set up and is only printed every time there are orders. This is the reason why, in contrast to vanity publishing, POD publishers do not require, but encourage, the writer to buy copies of the books. Some offer the writer 60% off the book selling price. But again, the author have to pay the publisher from $400-$2000, depending on the book printing quality and the package. Book inclusion in the company's book catalog, printing of posters or bookmarks to promote your book are some items that could be included in a package.
5) E-publish or Audio Publish - E-publish means your book is only available in the internet. People pay to listen to it. It started in the mid-90s, however, it seemed to fade, not until recently, when college students have started using the internet for their research. The problem, though, is that students cannot afford to subscribe to a book, which is not either their textbook or a one of the required readings of a course. This also is not the way to go in publishing, because very few readers would spend many hours in the internet to read a whole book.
In audio, you manuscript is in CD-format. You buy it just like your DVD or CD music.
My book, KOILAWAN, is a POD book. It is my first book. No marketable name yet, so the best way is to POD. I have to start somewhere. Before I decided to go POD, I pitched the book to a literary agent in New York. It was accepted, however, upon knowing that it would take many months, even years, to see it published, if ever the agent would be successful in pitching it to a publisher, I decided to go the POD way. As I mentioned in my social networking page, the book was included in the TOP 100 bestsellers in some online book outlets for several weeks.
My second book, The Experimental Dasang (Hey Poem)and 45 Other Poetry Forms: An Anthology, which would be in the market, hopefully, sometime in December, is also a POD book. Yes, I still have to shell out some "old presidents"(dollars)to the publisher.
This third book, Praising All Seasons Long: Haiku Verses, will be published without any expenses on my part. My royalty would be somewhere between 8% to 12% of the sale. Well, I actually still awaiting for the contract. If I am satisfied whatever is in the contract, then, I could sign it and Comfort Publishing(CP) would begin the printing process. CP will design the book cover and look for pictures to illustrate some of the verses.
I currently am pitching my other book project, Bedtime-Pastime: Collections of Short Stories and Bukidnon Folktales, to literary agents and book publishers. Hopefully, this also would be printed as a traditional book. Bedtime... is co-authored by Dr. Genoveva Melendez-Ablanque of Bukidnon State University. You could read the list of content and a few of the short stories and a folktale on Webook.com.
I also was one of the 20 Christian writers, who were invited to contribute 2 articles in a Webook book project, XPRESSION: On Saving Grace. My article and my blank poetry, "What Now...? Am a Polygamist?" and "A Love to Surrender", respectively, are still in first draft. To meet the deadline that I promised to our project leader, I also have posted them on Webook.com. They can be read-for-feedback. Please go and check them out. You'd know that most of my first draft need lots of polishing to do. This would give you an idea that writing is a challenging job.
NOTE: If someone would like me to address other issues on publishing through my blog, send me a message in my social network page or email me, edMindustan@gmail.com.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Get Compensated:Join My Next Book Project
Hi guys,
Just a couple of days ago, I saw the WEbook.com ad. I decided to check it out. I like the objective, so I signed up.
Right after I checked out several of the book projects that were posted, I decided to post one of my book projects, PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses. As the title implies, contents are haiku verses about praising God in winter, spring, summer, and fall. There are 106 verses: 22 Haiku reflecting the nature and events in each season, and 9 haiku each for the introduction and conclusion. I wrote the verses when I was completely down from a terrible experience with the publisher of my first book, KOILAWAN: Letters and Poems of a Jungle Dad-Mom.
KOILAWAN was in the TOP 100 Bestsellers in Inspirational Books for a month on Amazon.com, TOP 100 Bestsellers in Religion/Spirituality/Mission for a month-and a-half on Borders. com, and TOP 100 Most Requested English Books for a month on Amazon.de (Germany), and to receive a very discouraging word from the publisher hit me real hard. It affected my desire to write. I temporarily have an ADD(attention deficit disorder). My patience and concentration became too short. My trust with fellow Christians was tested. (Yes, the publisher advertises itself as the best Christian POD publisher.) Haiku, the 3-line, 17-syllable verse, was the only one manageable to write. It was an avenue for my bruised spirit to be reminded that God was and still will be in control. In short, PRAISING ALL...LONG, was written in affirmation of God's goodness and faithfulness, despite the odds.
Well, enough of the sour gripe. I am a-okay now.
WEbook.com has a program to publish and sell some of the book projects posted in its site. Ones book project can be entered for rating, comments, and selection (to publish) through members' vote. PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG, though it already had received a 5-star rating from one member few hours after I posted it, is late to be included for the vote. However, I am definitely turning it in for the fall selection.
Should PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG be chosen for publication by WEbook, or other publisher, I would like to see it publish like a Haiku picture book: one or two verses illustrated with a picture. That is the reason why I am inviting you, my friends, and those who still are not but are interested, to join in my project.
Those photography enthusiasts, amateurs or professionals, could check out my Haiku Verses' project under EdMeligIndustan on WEbook.com. After you read the verses, you could start checking out your picture files. If you have pictures that you feel suitable for a particular verse, you could send them either to my email, edindustan@yahoo.com or edMindustan@gmail.com, or to the comment box under the Haiku Verse project on WEbook. Please include a description and location of the picture. I would love to get pictures from my friends all over the world. If your picture would be included in the publication, you would be compensated. And yes, you will be acknowledged. Last, but not the least, please send a photo or photos that you personally took.
Hope you'll join me (or help me) in this endeavor, my friends. Thank you all. God bless.
NOTE: 1) KOILAWAN is still available in 21 countries.
2) Sample of haiku verses in PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG:
A. Praising God, Divine...
Maker of all things and mind
Wondrous and sublime
B. Life is a flower
It comes! It blooms! Then, it fades!
Praise God for the seeds.
C. Praise God in winter
For the coldness of the night
Time ot bundle up.
D. Life's so colorful
Autumn leaves so delightful
Soon, we'd see them fall.
E. Stinging burning skins...
Peeling! Maps on bodies seen!
Balm in Gilead reigns.
F. Praise God for the life
Smoke and flowers! Th'immortal life...
Perfect afterlife.
Just a couple of days ago, I saw the WEbook.com ad. I decided to check it out. I like the objective, so I signed up.
Right after I checked out several of the book projects that were posted, I decided to post one of my book projects, PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG: Haiku Verses. As the title implies, contents are haiku verses about praising God in winter, spring, summer, and fall. There are 106 verses: 22 Haiku reflecting the nature and events in each season, and 9 haiku each for the introduction and conclusion. I wrote the verses when I was completely down from a terrible experience with the publisher of my first book, KOILAWAN: Letters and Poems of a Jungle Dad-Mom.
KOILAWAN was in the TOP 100 Bestsellers in Inspirational Books for a month on Amazon.com, TOP 100 Bestsellers in Religion/Spirituality/Mission for a month-and a-half on Borders. com, and TOP 100 Most Requested English Books for a month on Amazon.de (Germany), and to receive a very discouraging word from the publisher hit me real hard. It affected my desire to write. I temporarily have an ADD(attention deficit disorder). My patience and concentration became too short. My trust with fellow Christians was tested. (Yes, the publisher advertises itself as the best Christian POD publisher.) Haiku, the 3-line, 17-syllable verse, was the only one manageable to write. It was an avenue for my bruised spirit to be reminded that God was and still will be in control. In short, PRAISING ALL...LONG, was written in affirmation of God's goodness and faithfulness, despite the odds.
Well, enough of the sour gripe. I am a-okay now.
WEbook.com has a program to publish and sell some of the book projects posted in its site. Ones book project can be entered for rating, comments, and selection (to publish) through members' vote. PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG, though it already had received a 5-star rating from one member few hours after I posted it, is late to be included for the vote. However, I am definitely turning it in for the fall selection.
Should PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG be chosen for publication by WEbook, or other publisher, I would like to see it publish like a Haiku picture book: one or two verses illustrated with a picture. That is the reason why I am inviting you, my friends, and those who still are not but are interested, to join in my project.
Those photography enthusiasts, amateurs or professionals, could check out my Haiku Verses' project under EdMeligIndustan on WEbook.com. After you read the verses, you could start checking out your picture files. If you have pictures that you feel suitable for a particular verse, you could send them either to my email, edindustan@yahoo.com or edMindustan@gmail.com, or to the comment box under the Haiku Verse project on WEbook. Please include a description and location of the picture. I would love to get pictures from my friends all over the world. If your picture would be included in the publication, you would be compensated. And yes, you will be acknowledged. Last, but not the least, please send a photo or photos that you personally took.
Hope you'll join me (or help me) in this endeavor, my friends. Thank you all. God bless.
NOTE: 1) KOILAWAN is still available in 21 countries.
2) Sample of haiku verses in PRAISING ALL SEASONS LONG:
A. Praising God, Divine...
Maker of all things and mind
Wondrous and sublime
B. Life is a flower
It comes! It blooms! Then, it fades!
Praise God for the seeds.
C. Praise God in winter
For the coldness of the night
Time ot bundle up.
D. Life's so colorful
Autumn leaves so delightful
Soon, we'd see them fall.
E. Stinging burning skins...
Peeling! Maps on bodies seen!
Balm in Gilead reigns.
F. Praise God for the life
Smoke and flowers! Th'immortal life...
Perfect afterlife.
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