Recent content by Steerpike

I like the Moyer/Campbell interviews, which are interesting generally and touch on the Hero's Journey. There is so much Hero's Journey content available online (such as the link from pmmg) that if you don't want to read the Campbell book you'll probably do just as well searching free sources...

No, no...WE jump over the SHARK!

"You know damned well those logs didn't fall on me. Fake news! This death game is rigged!"

Good point. I was focused on the notice question at the end, which I didn’t have anything to add to :D

Yeah...the U.S. strongly incentivizes registration. It cannot be required as a condition to having a copyright because we're a member of the Berne Convention, an international agreement that (among other things) prohibits member countries from having formal registration requirements as a...

This is true, however there is an important consideration (again under U.S. law)—damages. Say someone steals your book and puts it on Amazon, selling 5,000 copies of your book at $5 each. That’s $25,000 in actual damages you can pursue if you didn’t register the work in a timely manner. That’s a...

To clarify one point—in the U.S. your copyright has to be registered with the Copyright Office before you can take someone to court for infringement.

Just finished Mrs. Dalloway and To the Lighthouse. Both are excellent. May have liked To the Lighthouse best of the two.

Attribution isn’t really relevant to copyright infringement per se.

Or just tell the truth as you remember it instead of trying to sanitize it for the sake of personal appearances.

I agree it’s another tool. I don’t view it exactly the same as experts on horses or rocket propulsion or subject matter where there are plenty of objective facts, but sensitivity readers can be useful tools. I do think, however, that writers should avoid viewing the feedback as mandating change...

I agree with this and would add that, at the end of the day, the author’s own vision has to control.

Sensitivity readers are a topic I have somewhat mixed feelings about. I found the title of the article, below, by Kate Clanchy, to be over the top and meant to attract clicks. I think the article, as a whole, is well-written, however. I don’t mind the use of sensitivity readers to draw an...

But not everyone of that ethnicity needs to be one of the villain’s lackeys.

Worry too much about this, you’ll never get the story written. My opinion: 1. There will be someone to complain no matter what decision you make. If that bothers you too much, you’re in the wrong business. 2. You can make a villain of any ethnicity. If the villain is a stereotype or...