Have you been following the brouhaha over the Cooks Source plagiarism case? Just so everyone is clear on copyright law: just because it’s on the Internet doesn’t mean it’s public domain. Seems the Cooks Source editor was unclear on the concept. In other news, work on Kate’s book is coming along nicely. Word count stands at about 86,000 words. I’m in the end game. Plus, I almost know how it’s going to end. At least Read more…
We moved into this house when my daughter was three years old, just the three of us back then. The HVAC had been updated in the 1980s so it wasn’t original to the house, which was built in 1949, but it was still pretty old. When the heat came on, the house “talked.” I’d be lying in bed in the dark and I could hear whispers and whole conversations as the furnace went on and Read more…
Remember my stance against NaNoWriMo? Oh come on, sure you do. To refresh your memories, here’s the link: Writing a Novel? Don’t do NaNoWriMo. For the full effect, read the comments. Good stuff there. So my question to you who took part in NaNo last year, how did it go? Especially if you were first-timers, did you think you learned something, produced good work, realized something about this novel writing gig, or all (or none) Read more…