Hello all! I have a bit of a concern regarding submitting written works without registered copyright to writing contests. One I am particularly...
So here's the deal. Basically I have used characters I'm going to use in my books in my role-plays for fun. I basically want to know if that's...
Hi there, I am in the progress of writing my first serious novel, it is quite far from being finished, but I am already thinking about how I would...
Hello all! As I am a first time author, I will have loads of questions for you :-). A lot of people indicate that as a self-published author, I...
I have this story idea in which one of the main characters is a professional Elvis impersonator. Elvis himself never makes an appearance. No real...
So my friend and I are writing a story about best friends who find out they're twins, and they find out by a dna test like the ones on...
While writing my historical fiction, I've included mostly well-known facts that can be found in a variety of published sources. However, one bit...
I read in this link http://writersrelief.com/blog/2013/11/what-is-considered-previously-published-writing/ that if you post your story on a social...
So in my book I currently have two posters being described which I am using as a way of foreshadowing events and a way to kind of give a hint of...
I was having art work done. The artist was drawing a movie theater and randomly added a character from a movie on the screen in the background....
Greetings, fellow writers. Do you like to learn things on Youtube? Well, you're in luck because the Vlogbrothers have created a channel in their...
Does anyone know if the Story Aladdin is strictly owned by by Disney? I ask because I'm considering writing a story involving the story of Aladdin...
Hi All, I have a question about copyright and I'm not sure how to proceed. This came up in my first fiction (I had to write off to a record...
Hi there, I'm new to this forum, actually I'm relatively new to foruming of any kind as I only really belong to one other forum and that one's...
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I heard once song titles are not subject to copyright, but I am curious on something regarding arranging chapter titles all named after the same...
My intention is to create a world in which my stories are written. The links that would exist between two stand alone stories would be setting and...
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I am currently working on a novel (I'n my spare time, undergrad here) but I am really unsure about a couple ethical matters and possible copyright...
Hi everyone - first time here. summarising and paraphrasing - I need some clarification on what is considered `fair use` for my book. I`m...
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