tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123770321542501083.post6096811952496448524..comments2023-07-13T14:57:15.507-05:00Comments on SANGUINE MUSINGS: Secret StashDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01103849952547613477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123770321542501083.post-49123183171329655612011-04-26T21:29:09.397-05:002011-04-26T21:29:09.397-05:00they can take my good ideas....the bad ones will b...they can take my good ideas....the bad ones will be all mine!Templeton's furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569680717037747033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123770321542501083.post-56651549615926366112011-04-22T19:09:56.437-05:002011-04-22T19:09:56.437-05:00I'm the same way. I do pretty much everything...I'm the same way. I do pretty much everything on the internet, but when it comes to my writing projects, I stay pretty quiet, keep my head down, and keep working.<br /><br />About 15 years ago I posted something online (a fan project if you will, something I thought that was insignificant) that was completely ripped off by someone else and posted on their own website as if they had created it. I found it by accident and fortunately was able to get them to take it down.<br /><br />That always stayed with me, and even though it wasn't as serious as someone stealing my novel and publishing it under their name, I still remember that feeling of something I worked hard on being essentially stolen.<br /><br />Mary made a good point though - there are really no original ideas, just different ways to mix and match them to come up with something "new".Liz Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353314675107090093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123770321542501083.post-85236538684695102552011-04-22T11:44:33.984-05:002011-04-22T11:44:33.984-05:00No original ideas only different ways to present t...No original ideas only different ways to present them.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6123770321542501083.post-79791560650655944422011-04-22T06:33:36.642-05:002011-04-22T06:33:36.642-05:00Chances are someone will come up with the same ide...Chances are someone will come up with the same ideas as you (if they haven't already) whether you reveal yours to the world or not. Your only protection with an original idea is to do it now and quickly and get it finished. <br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.com