As a new writer and author, I’m still learning a lot about the trade. Both on the creative and business side. Today, I learned more about an author’s rights to their published work. When I published “Monsters in the Woods” with Metaphor, I’d assumed that they held the rights to the story–either permanently or over a period of time. I only learned that this is not the case because I asked the new chief editor when I would get the rights back to my short story. I discovered that the rights reverted back to me as soon as the piece was published. All I have to do in the future is mention that my story is a reprint. This is exciting because I’ve been wanting to find a new home for “Monsters in the Woods,” so finding out that I didn’t have to go through any special rigmarole or waitingRead More