Posted by JACQUI RICHARDS on May 18, 2008 at 15:13:16:
Dear Sir/Madam,
Ref : http://singingstrongforsongstermonsters.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/freedoms-heavenly-jingle/
I am starting out in the music business and writing to inquire about receiving help publishing from your organisation - the world has yet to hear of my lyrical and poetical talent ! Knowing of your expertise and excellent reputation in this field, I wondered if, perhaps, you would able to assist in my endeavours - I hope to advertise on the www. with a view to selling my work. If not too inconvenient could you please advise me on the following :
1. Copyright - how do I stop people plagurising my ideas without pay yet advertise suitably enough for musicians to want to buy my poetry as song lyrics ?
2. Access - how do I reach as many people as possible, in the right fields ?
3. Marketing - how do I best market these song lyrics / poems at least cost ? appropriately ?
4. Purchasing cost - do I charge
a) per song ? per word or per page ? When you "sell" a song - do you have any creative rights over it whatsoever, or is it now solely then the property of the purchaser ?
b) for log on and access to the web site (which presumably will cut down the number of visitations and potential customers ?).
5. Musicians - what do they usually do - design the music or the lyrics for each song primarily ? do they commission or get offered work ? is most contacts made by word of mouth and recommendation. How do I best promote my work to songwriters/musicians ? Do you perhaps have any contact details that may help ?
I would be pleased for you to peruse some of my work and make editorial comment on their suitability, if not too inconvenient, advising me on how to best proceed with this artistic and enterpreneurial project. I would, if not to inconvenient, like to ask that you feedback - which do you think will work as songs and which aren't so good ? My favourite picks are "Particular Petticoat", "The Pen Is More Powerful Than The Sword".
You can fill in the "comments" box.
Please also consider adding a link to your web page to help get me started. Is there a way of contacting all of your subscribers in this way ?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Jacqueline Richards.
First Lady