"my" first published work... Official

I went on the Lobster Press website today, after ignoring it since March. What I found was both exciting and hurtful simultaneously.

The boardbooks that the three other interns and I worked on are now being advertised. Thing is, they're not being advertised as works written by Marcela from Edmonton or Erin from Boise... they're crediting another lady with having written our words... having come up with our ideas... 

I'm conflicted.


I know that we agreed that we wouldn't get credit for having written the dang books, but is it too much to ask that they keep it UNcredited?? Do they have to credit anyone? Can't they just credit the illustrator...? The so-called author didn't even write the books, so why credit her?

Anyway, I'm going in circles (again). I'm disillusioned... I feel betrayed... I feel as though my words will never be heard. And while I'd rather be eulogized upon my death for having been a good and loyal person, I still want my hard work to be credited to ME.

Punto.

Comments

Anonymous said…
That blows. I saw, also, that the Mommy Picks website is up and running. Do you know whether they used the newsletter articles that we wrote?
August 6, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Mars said…
I saw that, too! And yes, they ARE using our articles....The last article I wrote is up. Again, not sure how I feel about it. Mon coeur est brise, Erin.
August 6, 2009 at 12:28 PM
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