Questions tagged [authorship]
Writers' rights and rites.
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Story by two people, but written by one... whose names go on cover?
My friend and I conceived of a story, a world, and set of characters. We started an LLC partnership so that this IP is split evenly. We then decided person B would write a book based on the story we ...
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Publishing copyright with regard to novels and comics
I wasn't sure where to post this, but I have a couple of questions about copyright law regarding written and illustrated works.
If I traditionally publish a novel and maintain the copyright, can I ...
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How do I give attribution to pictures in a powerpoint slide presentation?
How do I give attribution to pictures in a powerpoint slide presentation? I use several images in a powerpoint slide presentation I prepared, and they're from Google Image Search, what are some proper ...
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How do you posthumously credit the authors of public domain content in your adaptation?
My question concerns the author Ben H. Winters who has recently published several books with himself listed as Jane Austen’s co-author. Sense and Sensibilities and Sea Monsters is one such novel ...
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How to identify that a name on a byline is a callsign
I have an article where one of the authors has asked that his name on the byline be his military pilot callsign (e.g., Maverick or Iceman). Is there a proper way to identify that the name used (e.g., ...
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How should an anonymous translator be credited?
Alice and Bob join my translating project as volunteers (no money). However, Alice wants to stay anonymous.
My questions:
Is it necessary to indicate that there is an anonymous translator? I think it ...
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What can be the guideline for modifying quote?
God does not play roulette
— Albert Einstein
There are cases that I feel like a change in the original quote would make it more rhythm, poetic, or reflect the spirit of the quote better. How should I ...
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What are some potential problems you can have if you happen to share similar names with an author?
I am a freelance author consultant and have ran into a unique problem. My customer happens to share a similar name with a famous author and she is concerned that there might be potential problems if ...
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How does authorship and copyright work in translation?
I am a freelance translator, and once received a request from a client saying that they were supposed to translate a chapter of a book, but had to outsource this task as it was difficult.
I declined ...
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How can one "treat writing as a job" even though it doesn't pay?
I hear this advice a lot: "Treat your writing as a job." But it seems to me that this is easier said/done when it is actually paying off and, thus, one is encouraged to do it. But what if one is being ...
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Author and Illustration owner
I paid an illustrator to do the art for my picture book and I now own the artwork. Am I then allowed to submit to agents as an author/illustrator? How does this work?
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Do living authors still get paid royalties for their old work?
Do authors still get paid royalties for their old works? For example, If I decided to buy a copy of the "Odessa File" by Frederick Forsyth or "Kane and Abel" by Jeffery Archer, do the authors get paid ...
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Tips on writing author bio
As a writer who occasionally gets published in journals and anthologies, I get asked for an "author's bio," usually with a limit of 50 or 100 words. I have a few things that I include but always feel ...
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How to maintain sentence variety when writing a self description?
When I write to a "describe yourself" type prompt, I find myself wildly overusing "I am ..." type sentences. What are good ways to vary prose in this situation? (Preferably with examples)
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Authorship when author leaves the organization that published the article?
A friend wrote an article. She was an employee of a medium-sized national non-profit organization (in the US). The article was published and was sold at a very affordable cost by the organization. ...
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In an academic paper, who should be listed as the author of a community-authored document?
I'm currently writing my bachelor thesis, which will involve citing the Angular docs. Angular is a web framework developed by both community developers and employees of Google LLC (Google is the ...
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Does the word 'authored by' imply the non-existence of co-authors? [closed]
In an article I'm co-authoring, I'm about to say the following:
... d is the number of articles authored by John Doe ...
But then I thought this would be better:
... d is the number of articles ...
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When translating slang heavy text is my slang translator a co-translator?
Can one be a co-translator of a book, if he does not know the language that the book is translated into? made me realize I have a very similar question.
I was translating an extremely slang heavy ...
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Can one be a co-translator of a book, if he does not know the language that the book is translated into?
I am translating a religious book from language A to language B and have hired a student worker to help me. He is a native speaker of language A but does not speak language B at all. What I ask him to ...
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In a novel with multiple authors, how do we determine in what order the names should appear?
I am guessing there are many options, but I would like to know how the industry does it and which methods are the most popular. I am writing a short novel with 3 other friends and we haven't yet ...
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Can I give a lecture about my book without disclosing my real name?
I have a non-fiction book about language learning, entrepreneurship, productivity and personal growth in general. The problem is: I have published this book using a pen name (pseudonym). I would ...
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How should I calculate the rate for a book I am writing as a co-author?
I work full time as a writer and a friend and long time collaborator of mine has asked whether I can help co author their book.
This job would entail two or three evenings a week on top of my job. I ...
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Are separate acknowledgements sections for co-authors odd?
I'm writing a book with a co-author, and we disagree on who to thank. So, we're thinking of each writing our own short acknowledgements sections. For context, assume the book is just a regular book ...
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Do writers copy other writers?
Good artists copy; great artists steal.
This famous Picasso quote often reminds me that the best artworks are rather a mix of many other artworks instead of something completely new. Walt Disney ...
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Can I add quotes from other authors in my book?
Can I add quotes from other authors in my book, mentioning their names. E.g. I want to mention quotes by authors like Franz Kafka, Michael Crichton, George Orwell before some of my chapters.
Can I ...
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CREDIT: Doctoral student helping his mentor/professor write a book
Excited for an opportunity to help a mentor and professor complete the writing of his non-fiction poli-sci themed book by providing some 'conceptual editing and framing'. Over half of it is written ...
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Asking for help in pitching and writing a script
I have an idea for a story to write. As a matter of fact, I wrote the first few pages. I like to write the story as a movie script and hopefully sell it, and hopefully it becomes a movie. But I am not ...
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Translation&Publishing: which situation do I need to inform the author, or don't?
I read some English poems on the books or websites, and like to translate some poems from English to Chinese. So can I put these English poems with my translation on my blog?
Which situation do I ...
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Should I bother allowing images (headshots) for pen names?
Please bear with me, the question really is for writers. I'm authoring software that manages ebooks. I'm to the point of representing the "profile" of authors who choose to use pen names.
How ...
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What to consider when choosing a pen name for a sci-fi novel?
I am writing a sci-fi novel with a female main character. My style is lo-tech, more about character development and a beautiful and unusual planet than about descriptions of technology. My target ...
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Attribution of authorship within group reports in academia [closed]
I teach a senior design course for undergraduate engineering students at a public university. Our senior design projects are all team based, usually with three to five engineering students per team. ...
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At what point is one stealing from Lovecraftian fiction?
To provide an example of my question, consider how certain beings are carried over to different authors. Hastur was made by Ambrose Bierce, and referenced by Lovecraft, and used by August Derleth. In ...
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Editing a memoir
A relative (who is no longer living) wrote a number of autobiographical pieces which I would like to publish in a book. They're very good but they need a fair amount of editing. I would like to ...
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What constitutes a co-author credit?
I have been writing my first project that I intend for publication, and as with older projects, I have been bouncing ideas off of people here and there when I am in a creative rut. But how much help ...
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Should I follow my instinct or public demand when writing a story?
What would you do if you faced the same dilemma Sir Arthur Conan Doyle faced when he actually wanted to end "Sherlock Holmes" which was at it's peak of popularity with the public? What would you do if ...
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A heading on a paper
When you are doing a research paper or a writing and you have two people doing it, do you put a comma before the and in something like... By Arielle, and Bella?
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How does one go about self-publishing their first book?
I am an avid reader who loves a good story.
As such, I have many book ideas swirling in my head constantly.
I have one book idea that keeps coming to me. My wish is that I could write and publish ...
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How do writers differentiate personal beliefs from the messages of their writing in public discourse?
Hypothetically speaking, of course...
Let's say I write a work of fiction. It could be construed as highly disparaging to one or more demographics especially if you stop reading within the first few ...
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Licensed out content for book, whose name in copyright notice?
Hello there.
I hope this is not a completely basic question, but I could not find the answer anywhere else.
I have written content that a company wants to publish. We have signed a contract that ...
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How political can an author's note be, would the following fly? [closed]
"If the ANC does to you what the apartheid government did to you, then you must do to the ANC what you did to the apartheid government." – Nelson Mandela
I wrote this novel in what was at the time my ...
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Where can I find co-authors willing to share writing duties for a fiction novel?
Writing has turned out to be lonely profession. After a successful career of working with collaborative teams on technology projects, I have just completed the story development for my first fiction ...
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Should programmers/DBAs be co-authored on papers for their contributions?
I'm taking a CITI course and one of the sections dealt with authoring on manuscripts. The gist is that you don't add authors when no work has been done (such as adding a notable person for their ...
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Royalties and Monthly Sales Statements
I recently completed a strategy paper for a market research and publishing firm. They are planning to send me monthly statements associated with the number of copies sold. I don't know if this is ...
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As an new author, how important is to have a personal website?
I'm planning to create a Facebook page where I can (hopefully) build a small fan base. I've seen many authors who have a personal websites. I'm not very sure, though, how important this is, and ...
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How would an agent approach a debut piece written by two new authors (co-authors)
This is still all in the realm of the hypothetical, but given that it becomes closer to the reality, I'm very curious...
Let's say you have two new, previously unpublished and unrepresented authors ...
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Is it required to cite the original author, when the original author is unknown and in a foreign language and adapted by an oral narrator?
Here's the scenario. Person A may read a story in a non-English language. As time passes, he still remembers the story and passes it onto his offspring. His children ask him about the author, but the ...
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Expectation of privacy using a pseudonym?
I'm wondering how possible anonymity is when using a pen name. I have no idea how that works with modern publishers. Your real name must be public information somewhere in that transaction. So is ...
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Where can I find information about a contract that allows two authors to use a "shared world"?
A friend of mine was gracious enough to let me write a story using a setting he has been using for his own novel. I finished my novella while he is still working. I am looking at indie publishing the ...
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Can Anybody Write an "Unauthorized" Guide?
I've seen several "unauthorized" guides for popular media. For instance, there is Finding Battlestar Galactica: An Unauthorized Guide. The impression I get is that by being "unauthorized", it is made ...
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Co-authoring, brainstorming but not writing
I'm the brainstorming phase of a new manuscript.
Normally I do that on my own, but this time I I want to ask a few friends to help me with ideas.
I'm sure you all know how the brainstorming process ...
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