In today’s Journal
* I’m in the middle
* A fellow writer
* Daily diary
* Of Interest
* The numbers
I’m in the middle of a messy whirlwind: writing fiction and this blog; continuing to get my inventory under control; reading for pleasure and to learn more about writing; learning about copyright, trademark and licensing; learning where and how to obtain original cover art; and all the normal life and medical things that come with age.
Not that I’m complaining. Fun stuff, most of it.
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A fellow writer sent me an interesting link. It might be one more way to connect with readers and even to monetize your writing.
Along with the licensing stuff I’m learning from Dean, I’m also learning to think differently about my IP.
In the old days, the be-all end-all of IP (for a writer) was a novel or short story. You wrote, you published, and that was pretty much the end of it.
Now, I think more in terms of Story (still for publication but also separate of publication) and just as importantly, what’s inside the story.
Characters, settings, inventions, props, worlds and more within your stories are all licensable in their own right and separate of the story itself.
From what I’ve seen so far, a site called World Anvil might help considerably with some of that. I emphasize “might.” I haven’t thoroughly checked it out yet.
But the introductory video and otherwise poking around a little convinced me that more thorougly investigating the program might be a worthwhile endeavor.
You can check it out yourself at https://www.worldanvil.com/. Of course, be sure to read the Terms of Service. And thanks to Phillip McCollum for the tip.
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Rolled out before 1 a.m. to get the day started almost before the day started. (grin) Today I have a doc appointment (only a consultation).
I’ll read more today, maybe study more too. Maybe write.
Talk with you again tomorrow.
Of Interest
See “The Power of a Streak” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/the-power-of-a-streak-3/.
See “Writing & Horses — Thinking Or Doing?” at http://prowriterswriting.com/writing-horses-thinking-or-doing/.
See “6 Rules for Writing Realistic, Meaningful Gunfights” at https://crimereads.com/6-rules-for-writing-realistic-meaningful-gunfights/.
See “The Secrets of the Forensic Artist” at https://crimereads.com/the-secrets-of-the-forensic-artist/.
For an interesting newsletter email from James Scott Bell, see http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/1155315/bc10c65c73/542808881/9b01affea6/.
Fiction Words: XXXX
Nonfiction Words: 370 (Journal)
Total words for the day: 370
Writing of ()
Day 1…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX
Total fiction words for the month……… XXXX
Total fiction words for the year………… 358737
Total nonfiction words for the month… 1900
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 219970
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 578707
Calendar Year 2019 Novels to Date…………………… 7
Calendar Year 2019 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2019 Short Stories to Date… 1
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 43
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 194
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31