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Post by Faye on Jun 27, 2006 22:29:04 GMT 10
Does anyone else here worry that they're being paranoid because they're afraid to discuss the specifics of their work? Not that I believe everyone out there is a plagiarist - far from it, I do think that they are a tiny minority - but still, I think it's pretty undeniable that unpublished/uncopyrighted work and plots are at risk in the public domain.
I feel like I'm pushing people away when they ask what I do - I tell them my genre and that's more or less it - but I know I'm not being completely unreasonable in protecting my intellectual property at this fragile stage.
How do people here strike a balance?
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Post by hellion on Jun 28, 2006 11:24:12 GMT 10
I don't talk to anyone about what I'm doing until I've done it. This isn't so much due to fear of plagiarism but a ridiculous superstition that if I talk about something too much before I've written it, I'll lose interest and the piece will only turn out half as well as it could have if I'd kept my mouth shut. As such I've instituted a mind-your-own-bloody-business policy whenever anyone asks what I'm up to. This infuriates my mother no end, which both amuses me and helps to keep "the magic" alive  . |
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Post by Faye on Jun 28, 2006 22:39:32 GMT 10
There's a superstitious element with me, too, but it's mainly that if I reveal an element of the plot, it'll inevitably change.
That and I don't like giving out spoilers. I enjoyed getting never-saw-that-coming feedback from my first-book proofreaders so much, I think I'm trying to leave more room for similar ego-boosts. ;D
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Post by megs on Jul 7, 2006 14:43:54 GMT 10
I prefer not to tell anybody about the stories I'm working on because they ask too many questions about it, and I have to reply "haven't thought about that yet." It takes me ages to plan stories (or any complex written pieces) and I prefer to share only completed (including) drafts of work because then (hopefully) I won't have to explain myself.
Like ScarieFaerie I also like to wait until something is finished before I let somebody read, because then they can enjoy it more without being confused about elements of the story that aren't finalised.
BTW, I still haven't heard back about that short story I sent to aurealis. It's getting close to 3 months. I gave it to four people to read: three said that they liked it, and one never spoke to me again...
Oh well, I suppose three out of four isn't bad.
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