tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post713931576393115092..comments2023-10-23T12:01:21.593-04:00Comments on No Write or Wrong: Fan Fiction and Me...or How I Started Writing (Again) Pt.2Sarah Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08400991060848486889noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-14618441512446668052014-11-10T16:38:09.940-05:002014-11-10T16:38:09.940-05:00Actually, yes, from a legal standpoint, if you wri...Actually, yes, from a legal standpoint, if you write something in someone else's universe, that person owns it. Period. End of story. Unless you make actual provisions with the author to keep ownership (or some portion of it), that thing ceases to be yours. I did some research on that recently and that's how it is. The only quasi-exception is if you make your own character(s) then you can sometimes retain the rights to the character but not to the stories themselves.<br /><br />And, yes, I agree with the rest of what you're saying there. It's important to be excited about your work. However, it can completely quash you to write something, especially something novel length, and, then, have it taken away from you because it was fanfic. (And I know someone that happened to who has given up writing because of it.)Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-33594656619154497732014-11-10T16:30:19.453-05:002014-11-10T16:30:19.453-05:00Not entirely! I go over some of that in part 3. An...Not entirely! I go over some of that in part 3. And to someone who's never written before or is a bit rusty at it, writing anything is an accomplishment. I was so excited to realized that, yes, I could actually write something that was novel-length--how many writers stop because writing something longer than a short story is too daunting. Writing for whatever reason people write is good...especially if it makes them happy!Sarah Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400991060848486889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-3071865958656423092014-11-10T16:17:09.722-05:002014-11-10T16:17:09.722-05:00I understand your "training wheels" idea...I understand your "training wheels" idea, but I still think the time would be better spent coming up with something that's yours rather than something that automatically, as soon as you publish it, you cease to own. Because, legally, that's the case.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com