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What does family friendly mean? |
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We use the following guidelines to determine what is family
friendly. (However, ultimately, it is a judgment by the agents
of storylandforfamilies.com that determines what is family friendly
and what will be published). |
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No ‘bad’ or vulgar language or situations. |
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b. |
No excessive violence. We realize that some violence may be
appropriate to certain family friendly stories. The agents of
storylandforfamilies.com will determine if violence is excessive. |
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No explicit sexual scenarios or content. |
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No other ‘inappropriate’ content as determined by storylandforfamilies.com. |
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Whether or not a submitted work is considered family
friendly will solely be determined by storylandforfamilies.com
and it’s agents or employees. Storylandforfamilies.com has the
right to deny or refuse publication of any work on our site for
any reason without being required to reveal such reason. At the
discretion of storylandforfamilies.com and it’s agents or employees,
an author may be given an opportunity to edit a story that has
been deemed ‘inappropriate’ for publication on our site. |
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How do I read a story? |
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Click on the "Home".
Then select a category and genre. You can then browse the available
story titles. Simply click on the story title you wish to read.
You will need Adobe Reader to read the publications on this site.
You may download Adobe Reader at no charge <here>. |
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How do I submit a story? |
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Click the <Submit A Story> link on the Home
Page. Fill in the required information and attach your story
and click <Submit>. Submitted stories must be either Microsoft
Word (.doc), a text file (.txt or .rtf). Please submit only one
story at a time. Once we receive your story, it will be reviewed
for publication. We will notify you if it is accepted (at the
email address you provide). |
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What kind of stories/writing do you accept? |
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Anything that is considered Family Friendly will
be accepted for publication on our site. We will add categories/genres
as needed to accommodate accepted works. |
5. |
Can I save or download a story? |
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Yes. Open the story you wish to save. Click ‘File’
on the Adobe Reader menu bar. Click ‘Save A Copy’. Then select
where you want the file saved (we recommend making a ‘story’ or
‘storyland’ folder in ‘my documents’ if you are using windows)
and the name of the file (we recommend using the story title).
Click the ‘Save’ button and it will be saved to the location you
selected. |
6. |
Is it okay to print a story? |
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Yes. However, the story is the property of the author and may not be sold, published
or otherwise distributed without the author’s permission. We also ask that
you not share printed copies of stories with others. We prefer everyone who
wants to print a copy come to the website and print their own copy. This is
so the author gets credit for all access to his/her story. If someone you
know is not able to visit the site themselves, you may return to the site/story
on a separate occasion and print another copy. |
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To print a story, click the printer button on the
Adobe Reader button bar or select ‘File’ on the Adobe Reader menu
bar and then select ‘Print’. |
7. |
Is there a charge to read a story? |
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No! Read them for free as often as you like. But,
remember, this is a donation supported website. |
8. |
Is there a charge to submit a story? |
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No! That is free also. |
9. |
Is there a charge or fee if my story or work is
accepted and published on your site? |
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No! In fact, you may even make money if your story
is published on our site. Learn
More. |
10. |
Do authors get paid to publish a story on your site?
If so, how? |
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Every author who has a work published on storylandforfamilies.com
has the potential to receive monetary compensation based on how
many times their work is accessed. Details This is funded
from a portion of money donated to the site. (If no money is
donated, no compensation will be given). In addition, it is possible
that various contests will be available that have monetary prizes. |
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What are donations used for? |
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Mainly they pay the bills (eg. Expenses related
to maintaining the website, employees and other expenses). We
also have plans to add many more features to the site (eg. Music)
and this will require additional money. |
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A portion of each donation also goes to the ‘Author’s
Fund”. This is used to pay the authors of works published on
storylandforfamilies.com (based on the number of times their story
is read. Learn More |
12. |
Is my donation tax-deductible? |
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No. Storylandforfamilies.com is currently NOT a
501c3 or other tax-exempt entity. |
13. |
Do I have to become a member to read a story? |
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No. In the future a membership option may be available
(hopefully at no charge) to allow personalization features (eg.
Marking a story to read later, Maintaining a list of stories you
have already read). |
14. |
Do I have to become a member to submit a story? |
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Has Questions |
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Is my information shared or sold? |
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Absolutely NOT. An author’s name will appear with
their story. However, other provided information will only be
available to storylandforfamilies.com and it’s agents/employees.
No information will be sold or made available to spammers. |
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Storylandforfamilies.com may occasionally send notices,
updates or reminders as needed (We will make every effort to keep
this to a minimum). |
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You will not get mass mailings from ‘scam’ publishers
from us. If storylandforfamilies.com is contacted by a legitimate publisher
about an author’s work, storylandforfamilies.com will contact
the author by the email address provided by that author to determine
if they are interested in learning more (We will not give your
email address or regular address to any publisher unless you authorize
us to do so). Be aware, storylandforfamilies.com does not recommend
publishers who charge authors up-front fees (We feel you should
be paid for your work rather than having to pay for your work). |
16. |
How do I copyright my work? |
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In the United States, go to the website for the
U.S. Copyright Office to learn more. www.copyright.gov/ |
