Waiting for copyright period to complete on some of my (submitted)fiction stories

@ptrikha_2 (49775)
India
April 5, 2019 12:41pm CST
Back in 2017-18, from July 2017 to March 2018, I submitted fiction stories every month for an Online contest. I did not got any major prize, but got a ceramic cup as a consolation prize. However, what I liked was th opportunity I got to write on a variety of themes- Thriller, suspense, drama, romance(not my favored genre, I must admit),flashback and more. Last year has not been good in terms of my foray into writing, but I need to come back to terms this year. For that contest, the site where I sent my entries had a rule of copyright on the submitted work for two years. So I cannot start using those works elsewhere till July this year. I am awaiting for July, by when I would use (refurbished)some of my works. Or may be get major ideas and may be have stories with more twists and different endings.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382642)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Apr 19
That's good that the copyright is going to lapse or whatever but why don't you just write new ones? I've joined a couple of sites and rehashed some old stories but it has also got me motivated to write new stuff as well.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
6 Apr 19
@JudyEv since some time I have been off track and making totally new stories at times takes a lot of time, so I wanted to use some of the ones I already had.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
5 Apr 19
What contests did you write for?? Do they still have it?? Would love to read your works.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
5 Apr 19
@arunima25 it was Write India Season 2 (2017-18).
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
5 Apr 19
@arunima25 they bring a book out. I got one for Season 1
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
6 Apr 19
@arunima25 no no there is none of my stories here.
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Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
6 Apr 19
I remember you were talking about contests here earlier. Hope you will be able to modify the story and make it as more attractive and republish it somewhere.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
6 Apr 19
@Sreekala I am hoping for the same. Yet the tougher part is to get back into regular proper writing, especially Fiction.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
9 Apr 19
@Sreekala hopefully you are having a nice time!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
20 Apr 19
It might inspire you to rewrite the old ones and put new twists or write from a different perspective.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
22 Apr 19
@akalinus yes but somehow I have been off track from writing for some time and need to get back. Certain offline things have been coming on and off and preventing me from doing so.
Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
23 Apr 19
@akalinus yes and there are challenges that life keeps on throwing at us.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52219)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Apr 19
That is weird that whatever you submitted to a contest you couldn't use for two years elsewhere.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
5 Apr 19
@lovebuglena well they had made it clear from the starting of the contest.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
20 Apr 19
It depends on what rights the author signed over for. It sounds like they bought first rights and then ownership reverts back to the author after the specified time.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49775)
• India
22 Apr 19
@akalinus yes different publishers and different rules.
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