Today I verified from a copy of the check cashed by Red Rose Publishing of the $100 that constitutes my having the rights back on
Motorcycle Woman. That is because on the back of the check my lawyer's office put statement that cashing the check gives my rights back on the story. That is a brief summary of what their statement is. Red Rose never notified me but signing the check and cashing it is giving me my rights back. It has been a very expensive undertaking and I won't make back much if any of the legal fees.
I am nearing completion of the first draft. It will not reach novel status but will come in around 31,000 words. I was able to crop the original cover to remove Red Rose's name which was fortunately located at the top. See below for the cropped cover. I checked many photos on istockphoto.com but was unable to find a cover as good as the one Red Rose provided.
The two editors from Red Rose and one editor from Wild Rose who initially saw the story did an excellent job on the published version. I just hope my new additions which makes it twice the length of the original version is as good as their revisions.
