Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Mar 27 2006
He drew, they drew
Boing Boing pointed to Robert Ullman's post about Entertainment Weekly publishing a graphic similar to the concept he had recently sent them. I've worried about this sort of thing before in my own work. I have read so many thing in my lifetime that I often get an inspiration to write something and then wonder if I've subconsciously ripped off someone else's idea.
I'm sure this sort of "creative collective consciousness" happens more often than we realize, but it would be horribly ironic if Entertainment Weekly did fuss at Robert Ullman for putting their graphic on his web site. It also might trigger a lawsuit. Of course, the good news is that this whole scenario is making me think of some great ideas for a story...
posted at: 08:44 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Boing Boing pointed to Robert Ullman's post about Entertainment Weekly publishing a graphic similar to the concept he had recently sent them. I've worried about this sort of thing before in my own work. I have read so many thing in my lifetime that I often get an inspiration to write something and then wonder if I've subconsciously ripped off someone else's idea.
I'm sure this sort of "creative collective consciousness" happens more often than we realize, but it would be horribly ironic if Entertainment Weekly did fuss at Robert Ullman for putting their graphic on his web site. It also might trigger a lawsuit. Of course, the good news is that this whole scenario is making me think of some great ideas for a story...
posted at: 08:44 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
