Last week we talked about when your ideas are stolen. It’s a tricky topic, as ideas are not copyrightable, but there are some instance in which you, freelance writer, might have some legal ground to stand on. With your writing, however, you have plenty of ammunition. In fact, here’s your guide to what’s protected: Copyright…
Tag: ideas and copyright
Your Freelance Writing Ideas, Stolen
I’ve been at this writing-for-a-living thing for a few decades, so when I hear someone complain that their ideas were stolen, I think back to the first Journalism course I took, which taught me this: Ideas cannot be copyrighted. There’s a reason for that. If they could be copyrighted, there would be just one book…
What Bikini Shots Have to Do With Writing
What’s on the iPod: Blunderbuss by Jack White It’s been a good two days back. Monday was spent starting a project, sending off quotes to interview subjects for another project, and organizing this week’s workload, which isn’t as small as I thought it would be. It’s good, though. Imagine this — you go on vacation…
When Words Repeat
What’s on the iPod: Helpless by Neon Trees I had a slower paced day yesterday and was glad for it. Since returning from Canada, I’ve been on fast forward. It was nice to have things to do, but not so much that I had to chart it all to remember it. I picked up a…
Coming to a Journalistic Head
Done! It took all day, but I finished my article. I wanted to make this one as good as I could – there were some conflicting study results and I wanted to present all the evidence clearly and with no implications as to whose study was correct. It seemed like a quiet little topic, but…
A Copyright Primer
What I’m reading: The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’ConnorWhat’s on the iPod: Sign of the Times by The Clarks Interesting day yesterday. I got a response to a Twitter referral. It was for a magazine I’d been hoping to get into, and my new Twitter contact gave me direct access to the editor….
Curse of the Content Farm, er, Content
What I’m reading: Mornings Like These by Annie Dillard (found poetry)What’s on the iPod: Summer Nights by Rascal Flatts Code in da node – I have one. You know that feeling you get the day after a bottle of wine? That would be me. Yesterday was brought to me by Advil and lots of water…
Thievery, Deceit, and Copyright Stomping
What I’m reading: The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’ConnorWhat’s on the iPod: This End of the Telescope by Jakob Dylan What a great Webinar! Thanks to everyone who participated. The discussions were great, and we had a great time. I spent the weekend wondering if I should even post this. I’m more live-and-let-live…
Too Much Information!
There’s this writer friend who loves to tell her book ideas to our writing group. Mind you, these are always blockbuster ideas, ones you hear and can’t help but think “Damn! Why didn’t I come up with that?” It pains me to hear her ideas, not because I’m jealous (I am) or envious (duh!), but…