Tag: Copyright Office
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From Morning Musings to Manuscripts: A Sunny Sunday in Miami Springs Creativity to Life
Hey there, folks! It’s another gorgeous early spring day here in South Florida. Right now, it’s a pleasant 70°F (21°C) with sunny skies. The humidity is a bit on the sticky side at 88%, and there’s a gentle breeze blowing from the south at 4 MPH (6 Km/h). It feels like a cozy 79°F (26°C).…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Copyrights and Writer’s Block: My Saturday Saga
Early Afternoon, Sunday, February 9, 2025, Miami, Florida “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.”– Sue Monk Kidd My Not-So-Restful Saturday Although I began yesterday as one of my two days off from work, I found myself preoccupied with thinking…
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Officially Copyrighted: My Novella’s Journey to the Library of Congress
Mid-Morning, Sunday, February 9, 2025, Miami, Florida Well, folks. It’s official. My novella, Reunion: A Story is copyrighted. I’m excited to share that I received my Certificate of Copyright from the Library of Congress’s Copyright Office yesterday afternoon! It’s hard to believe it’s only been a little over a month since I applied to register…
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Milestone Saturday: Celebrating a Copyright Achievement and the Journey of an Aspiring Novelist in Sunny Miami
Late Morning/Midday, Saturday, February 8, 2025, Miami, Florida “We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.” ― Jimmy Neil Smith Hi, everyone. It’s a beautiful and warm late winter morning in the subtropics. The temperature is 81°F (27°C) under mostly sunny skies. Some…
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Big News: My 2018 Novella ‘Reunion: A Story’ Is Officially Copyrighted—Plagiarism Fears, Be Gone!
📚 Big News! My Novella “Reunion: A Story” is Now Copyrighted! 📚 It’s finally happened! 🎉 After much dithering, procrastination, and nail-biting over plagiarism fears, I’m thrilled to announce that my 2018 novella, Reunion: A Story, is officially registered with the Copyright Office! 🚀 Why the delay, you ask? Well, let’s just say navigating the…
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Finally Copyrighted: The First Book in the Reunion Duology Journey’s from Amazon to Officially Protected!
📚🌟 Exciting News Alert! 🌟📚 After years of blood, sweat, and plot twists, the first book in the Reunion Duology is officially copyrighted! 🎉 Yes, it’s been a long journey since Reunion: A Story’s first edition hit Amazon in July 2018, but good things come to those who wait (and wait… and wait). 😉 Sure,…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Sunday’s Unexpected Creative Marathon: Crafting ‘Reunion: Coda’ and the Journey of a Fretful Novelist
Mid-Morning, Monday, January 13, 2025, Miami, Florida From Rest Day to Writer’s Grind: Perfecting ‘Reunion: Coda’ – Insights, Reviews, and Copyrighting Although yesterday was supposed to be a rest day, I found myself knee-deep in Reunion: Coda. Rather than diving into new writing or revisions, I wisely saved those for the workweek—afternoon shift, here I…
A Certain Point of View, Too 