Policies
Usage Policy
- Everything I write (or draw, or shoot, or record) is © Colleen Wainwright.
- Everything else (i.e., comments, illustrations, recordings, photography) is © them.
- All of my writing and drawings are released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license. Basically, that means you can share it if you:
- attribute it to me (“Colleen Wainwright,” plus a link back to this blog)
- do not change anything: not the title, not links, not even a comma (I’m serious about my punctuation)
- do not use it for even remotely potentially commercial purposes (when in doubt, check first)
- If you do use my work, please do not serve it up as a “guest post” or in a way that implies it was written for your site.
- Basically, like my friend Merlin sez, don’t be a douche with my stuff.
Privacy Policy
- I never use your email address for A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G without your permission.
- Subscribing to emailed updates of my site means you get emailed updates of my site, PERIOD. Usually no more than three per week.
- Subscribing to my monthly newsletter means you get the newsletter and very, very occasional other offers and updates. As of September 2011, we’re talking two in over five years. And the newsletter is awesome. No, really, check it out.
- Emailing me means you’re okay with emailing you back. (I think that’s a no-brainer, but as long as we’re getting all persnickety about this.)
- If you leave a comment, you will need to input email address along with your name, but only to prove you are not a Russian spamming robot. Otherwise, it’s like that email addy doesn’t exist for me.
- I will never sell your email address to A-N-Y-O-N-E. Ever. I did ten years of hard labor in the ad game; I’m still making up for the horrible karma I generated. So never. That’s a promise.
- I will never share your email address with anyone. Not even you. So if you lose your email address, don’t come to me: I won’t give it to you.
Comments Policy
- All first-time commenters are moderated. If your comment doesn’t show up for awhile, it’s probably because I’m on a plane or asleep or a new season of Dexter was just released on DVD.
- When commenting, speak your mind, just be nice about it. Good test: if you wouldn’t say it out loud to another human being, you probably shouldn’t say it here. Or anywhere on the Internet. Or off, even. BE NICE.
- If you abuse this, your comment will most likely be deleted. For our purposes, “abuse” includes, but is not limited to, leaving defamatory remarks about: me; my content; my dead mother; anyone else; anyone else’s content; anyone else’s mother (living or dead). Swearing is fine, but gratuitous swearing just makes you look like a dummy. And we both know you’re no dummy. You can get away with slightly more if you are witty about it. I have a soft spot for funny.
- You must leave an email address, a real one. If you put in Mr. Fakey-Bullshit email addy (e.g. lala@lalala.com or god@dog.com), I reserve the right to 86 your anonymosity.
- Your REAL email address is safe with me. I will never, ever use it for anything but to get in touch with you, and probably not even that. But if you leave a super-awesome comment, I may email you to say thanks, or to continue the discussion. I LOVE EMAIL.
- Please do NOT advertise your services in your comments. Trust that if you are excellent and patient, the good stuff will come to you. Also, trust that if you get too shill-y, your comment will most likely be deleted.
- Please do NOT link to your own content in your comment, either. Because it makes you look like Goofus, not Gallant.
- Please do NOT add a big old signature to your comment. Mostly, because it makes you look like this is your first time on the Internet, but also because it takes up extra room and is redundant. Just make sure to add your name (or nickname, or superhero pseudonym) and the URL of the page you want to link to in the appropriate fields, and the Internet will take care of the rest. I reserve the right to edit out dross as I see fit.
Commercial & Advertising Policy
- I do not accept advertising. Not that ads are bad, just that I don’t see them handled well online for the most part. (The Deck is a notable exception, and if they ever offered a partnership, I’d probably jump on that shit.)
- I do post affiliate links. This means that when you purchase certain things through my links, I get a small amount of revenue. I will always disclose when something is an affiliate link, like when I link to Groupon. (That was an affiliate link, just there—see how I did that?)
- I do not do paid recommendations or endorsements. That means that those affiliate-linked things are items I’d recommend anyway. I’m not for sale. (Although you can hire me to speak to your organization or consult with you about your marketing and content strategy if you like.)
- I do occasionally review advance or other copies of books provided by the publisher. I do not review all books I receive, but only books I can give what I’d consider a “4″ or “5″-star rating.
Book Review Policy
- I do accept books for review. My current areas of interest are self-improvement (especially goal-setting, productivity, personal finance, enhancing creativity and strengthening relationships), memoir, personal essays, literary fiction, communication/writing, and literary graphic novels. This list should give you a good idea of what types of books I like well enough to review.
- I do not guarantee a review. My policy is to review only those books that I find especially useful, enjoyable or inspiring, and that I feel my audience will as well.
- I will not “blurb” without reading a book in its entirety. Even if I know you. Even if I’m related to you.
- I accept galleys, advance reader copies, and regular, old (new) books. I will accept Kindle versions of literary fiction and memoir.
- If you have any questions about these policies, please email me (colleen AT communicatrix). If you would like to roll the dice, shine on, you crazy diamond:
Colleen Wainwright
137 N. Larchmont Blvd. #604
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Twitter Policy
- Yes, I have one. It has its own cult following and its own page.
Updated 9/24/2011
