Daniel Scocco has written an article for Daily Blog Tips on how to avoid accidentally violating someone else’s copyright that every blogger should read: Copyright Law: 12 Dos and Don’ts. And Tibi Puiu of the Lost Art of Blogging has an excellent article on what to do when (not if)… Read more“Other bloggers mentioning copyright”
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Mentioning copyright
Where’d they go? The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed my blog posts have disappeared—all but the latest and those containing your own work. How many of you are familiar with a thing called copyright? If you want to be writers, you’d better be. Wow, I had about six golden… Read more“Mentioning copyright”
Free HOOK Edit: Steam rose from the surface—
Steam rose from the surface of Gina’s latte. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Your face. You look—” “I was jogging. I ran here.” Gina dumped a packet of sugar into her cup. “Not that. You look a little—spent.” “I am spent. I’m single-parenting while Todd’s out of town.” “He’s still out… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: Steam rose from the surface—”
Free HOOK Edit: Katie had just taken the first bite—
Katie had just taken the first bite of cake when the world stopped. Focused on the chocolate icing melting on her tongue, it took a moment to assimilate the absence of sound in the room. She looked up from her plate and stared at the party guests frozen in time…. Read more“Free HOOK Edit: Katie had just taken the first bite—”
Free HOOK Edit: The uninhabited island—
The uninhabited island lay thirty meters to port, and somewhere beyond the white sand beach an ambush. In the star-filled blackness of night neither were visible to the man standing alone on the bow of the ship, but the sound of the waves rolling across the wide, shallow reef placed… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: The uninhabited island—”
Free HOOK Edit: I was sent a letter—
by Agatha Dellamonde
I was sent a letter; that’s how it began. I went round by my mother’s house, and there it lay, on the floor in the dim front hall among the bills and credit card applications and grocery store flyers. I didn’t recognize the hand¬writing; it was pencil, a pointed and… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: I was sent a letter—<br>by Agatha Dellamonde”
Free HOOK Edit: Elizabeth couldn’t decide
Elizabeth couldn’t decide. The silver silk pumps said 1940’s all over, and the fat bulge over the heel gave her ankle a nice, twisting slenderness. But the stilettos were classic black, and she’d always had a soft spot for the classic. The toes weren’t too agonizing. She sure could see… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: Elizabeth couldn’t decide”
Free HOOK Edit: Sherman hated this town—
Sherman hated this town, he hated his life, but most of all, he hated this job. He looked over the counter at the customer and asked, “Would you like fries with that?” “Ha! That’s priceless!” The woman grinned at him. “They actually made you say that back then—I mean, back… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: Sherman hated this town—”
Free HOOK Edit: I was happy—
I was happy. Life was good. I had a beautiful twenty-two year old daughter, a successful practice, numerous friends, and a nice home. Now I have nothing to speak of, all because of those evil boys. My daughter is dead though she died months before her death. My practice is… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: I was happy—”
Free HOOK Edit: When I saw him shot through the head—
When I saw him shot through the head, it was unexpected, but it was less of a surprise than one might think. I had seen it before. It was always the same. Driven by some reflexive impulse I couldn’t seem to overcome, I looked up and followed the trajectory from… Read more“Free HOOK Edit: When I saw him shot through the head—”