Back in December when it came time to publish a 25-year old article from the defunct Miata Club of America’s quarterly magazine here, I found an article that I thought would be a good one. As usual I wanted to get permission, and as not usual I happened to locate this person, so I wrote to him:
Dec 20, 2020
Al,I am a long time Miata owner and used to be the webmaster of a Miata Club in the Augusta, GA area. I had a complete collection of the magazines that the Miata Club of America published during their existence and used to reprint one article that I found interesting on the Club’s website every time an issue became 25 years old.
Well, I left the Masters Miata Club and no one wanted to take up the reins, so the website has now gone the way of the Miata Club of America and its magazine. But I have my own personal blog and for the last year I took up reprinting the quarterly articles there.
I still credit the author of the article on the blog and if I could I would ask permission, but usually a cursory search of the internet doesn’t result in a find, until now…
So, would you mind if reprinted ->Racing Techniques for Everyday Driving: Eye Training<- on Life of Brian? I would, of course link to your own website or if you desired your author page on Amazon.
Thank you,
Brian Bogardus
After a couple days and I didn’t hear back, I picked a different one to post, Good Bones.
Dec 24, 2020
Hello,First – to satisfy my curiosity, where did you find my e-mail address?
Second – I looked at “Life of Brian” and can’t see where my piece would fit in. I see no other previously published articles there.
BTW – I am still actively writing and having my work published. See my website: www.alkarasa.com
Thank you for inquiring.
Al Karasa
He didn’t really say yes or no, but I took the no as being implied in the “can’t see where my piece would fit in” phrase, so I wrote back to answer his 2 points. And just maybe the line about still writing and actively published was a hint that it could be yes if I ponied up some money.
Dec 24, 2020
Al,First – I found you the way most anyone would…Google. I googled your name and the first hit was your Amazon Author Page. I read the bio and thought, “I bet this is the guy.” Google’s fifth hit was your personal webpage and on the lower left of the About Me page was a link to email you.
Second – Your piece would fit in precisely because I found it interesting in a twenty-five year old magazine and I thought that my 4 or 5 dedicated readers could benefit from it. You didn’t find any other previously published article because you would have had to drill back through 40 odd posts or about a half-dozen pages worth because the last one was from the Fall Issue of the Miata Magazine.
When I didn’t hear back from you by a couple days later, I went ahead and reprinted my second choice…
Thanks for responding, have a wonderful holiday,
Brian