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I know the question about how to or can you use song lyrics in a novel comes up on a regular basis around here. I've searched several of those threads and it's hard to find anyone actually talking about their experience.
I used Jim Steinman lyrics in The Sad Girl, and I survived. I did a blog post about it, too.
I was recently asked to speak at a local writer's mini-con in March, so that's what I'm going to talk about.
Who here has an experience they want to share? You tried to get a license, but it was too expensive or too difficult to find the rights owner? You ended up writing your own song? You decided to not use the lyrics? You said to hell with licensing and used them anyway and did or didn't get caught? Or did you have a completely wonderful and easy and painless experience?
I know how the process works. I just want a bigger sample size than 1. I've heard anecdotally about King's use of lyrics, and I've read the Bob Dylan piece in Variety. But I'm looking for more real-world experiences with this, so my sample size ends up being greater than 1. I'm interested in learning about license rates, if you were self-pubbed or traditional, if you did it all on your own or had help from your publisher or someone else, and anything else you can share about your process.
If you'd rather not share in public, please feel free to PM me.
I used Jim Steinman lyrics in The Sad Girl, and I survived. I did a blog post about it, too.
I was recently asked to speak at a local writer's mini-con in March, so that's what I'm going to talk about.
Who here has an experience they want to share? You tried to get a license, but it was too expensive or too difficult to find the rights owner? You ended up writing your own song? You decided to not use the lyrics? You said to hell with licensing and used them anyway and did or didn't get caught? Or did you have a completely wonderful and easy and painless experience?
I know how the process works. I just want a bigger sample size than 1. I've heard anecdotally about King's use of lyrics, and I've read the Bob Dylan piece in Variety. But I'm looking for more real-world experiences with this, so my sample size ends up being greater than 1. I'm interested in learning about license rates, if you were self-pubbed or traditional, if you did it all on your own or had help from your publisher or someone else, and anything else you can share about your process.
If you'd rather not share in public, please feel free to PM me.
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