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Plagiarism: Is It Safe to Share Your Writing With Others?

Last month, I came across this wonderful blog post by attorney Mark Fowler over at RightsofWriters.com (@RightsofWriters on Twitter), which details the difference between plagiarism and copyright infringement. Essentially, plagiarism is an ethical, not an actionable offense, according to Fowler and others he quotes. Copyright infringement is a different story. According to Fowler, “Plagiarism does […]

August 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Editing, Publishing, Writing | 54 comments - (Comments are closed)

The Guilt-Free and Transformative Power of Poetry

Today we have a guest post from Teresa K. Miller on what it’s like to be a poet in a prose-reader’s world …

Compared to prose writers I know, I spend a lot less time actually writing. I find that if I make myself write when I’m not inspired, I largely produce work I could […]

February 1st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Poetry, Publishing, Reading, Writing | 15 comments - (Comments are closed)

MFA—Do you need one?

Someone applying to my MFA program asked me the other night whether I’m glad I went. “Yes,” I said, “but …” I do have a few complaints. Not many, but a few.

First of all, do you need an MFA? I was told by a workshop leader at the Santa Barbara Writers’ Conference back in […]

January 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Writing | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)