http://www.authorsguild.org/advocacy/articles/settlement-resources.html
The Author's Guild and Google settled a class action suit brought by the Author's Guild against Google. Google has been copying books from the libraries whether they had copyrights or not and making them available to the public. The Author's Guild decided they could represent all the authors in the world and sued them. They settled and unless you (the author) opt out, Google has permission to copy your book onto their website if your book has been out of print for one (1) year. According to copyright law, books are under copyright for 70 years after the author's death. This settlement makes that null and void.
It is outrageous that the Author's Guild thinks that they can represent all of the authors whether or not they are a member of the Author's Guild. It is outrageous that Google thinks they can scan copyright books and make them available for free without any repercussions. It is also outrageous that the judge actually agreed to all of this.
I would recommend to everyone that they go to Google and determine if their book is on their site and if it is, send them a DMCA Take Down Notice. Here is the link to Google Books to find out if your book is listed on their site.
http://books.google.com/books
Any suggestions on how to handle this would be appreciated!
Showing posts with label book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Books
What are some good books you have read lately? Or some favorite authors that you enjoy reading?
Here are some of mine:
Books
Packing Heat - it is a fun, FBI suspense book, I know it sounds like an oxymoron. But it is good.
Lavender Morning - it was the new one by Jude Devereaux
I haven't read a lot recently, but here are my favorite authors:
Authors
Patricia Briggs
Christine Feehan
Karen Moning
Catherine Coulter
Iris Johanneson ( I never remember the spelling of her last name)
I am hoping that by reading different types of books, I will be able to get back into writing. My Molly book is slowly coming along. I am working on possible titles, so if anyone has suggestions, I would love them. :)
Here are some of mine:
Books
Packing Heat - it is a fun, FBI suspense book, I know it sounds like an oxymoron. But it is good.
Lavender Morning - it was the new one by Jude Devereaux
I haven't read a lot recently, but here are my favorite authors:
Authors
Patricia Briggs
Christine Feehan
Karen Moning
Catherine Coulter
Iris Johanneson ( I never remember the spelling of her last name)
I am hoping that by reading different types of books, I will be able to get back into writing. My Molly book is slowly coming along. I am working on possible titles, so if anyone has suggestions, I would love them. :)
Monday, February 23, 2009
Molly Part 3
I am working on a title for this book, so if you have any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated. Here is the next installment:
She took a deep breath and offered a silent prayer to God, “Please Lord, clear my vision to make it to the conference room without incident. She forced herself to walk continue on to the conference room. Once she reached the doorway and could see light filtering into the room, she could breathe again. Chris brushed past her and started putting new information up on the board. Molly walked around the room, refamiliarizing herself with the layout before walking over to the boards on the far wall. She could tell where Chris had organized the pictures of the connections to Angel, but wasn’t able to tell who was in the pictures. On the second board, Chris had laid out the timeline of Angel’s last few hours before she had gone missing.
“Chris, could you explain the boards and pictures you have laid out for me?”
“They are on the board, Molly. Just look at them, it is pretty self-explanatory.”
Molly closed her eyes briefly, she knew he didn’t mean to be insensitive but it still hurt, “Thanks Chris, I will find someone else to help me.”
Chris frowned at Molly for a moment before comprehension dawned, “Molly, I am so sorry. I didn’t think. Come here and I will explain the board to you.”
“I know Chris. It’s all right.”
Chris took a deep breath, before turning back to the board. “We have Angel in the center, off from her, we have her mom, her friend Lucy, Lucy’s parents and Angel’s dad.”
Molly frowned, “Do you have anyone else on the board?”
“No, we are talking to her friends and teachers to see if she mentioned anything or anybody bothering her, but haven’t found anything yet.”
“Did you talk to anyone at the community center?”
“No, we didn’t know she still went there.”
“Yes, she has been. Talk to Javier and Jorge and their little sister Margo, they have been playing basketball lately. Also talk to Lisa Cammings. She is one of the counselors at the center and Angel has had a couple of sessions with her.”
“I thought you hadn’t seen Angel since right after you were attacked.”
“I haven’t seen Angel, but she messages me online and sends me text messages on my phone. Did Lucy tell you who Angel’s new boyfriend is?”
“No, we didn’t know she had a boyfriend and Jill didn’t know about one.”
Molly snorted, “Of course Jill didn’t know. Angel doesn’t talk to her about her private life. Would you after what the child has been through?”
“So, who do you recommend we add to the board, besides, Javier, Jorge, Margo and Lisa?”
“I would also add William, he is Lucy’s brother. He has had a crush on Angel for about 2 months. Other than that, I will wait until we talk to Lucy and the group at the community center.”
Chris was silent as he watched Molly for a moment, it broke his heart what that monster had done to her, but she had survived. It took resilience to make it through the turmoil not only her body had been through but her mind as well. “Do you want to stay here and talk to Jill or did you want to go over to the community center with me? We can have Arnold go talk to William and Lucy.”
Molly stared at the board for a minute longer before she said quietly, “I will go with you to the community center. I need to tell them in person. It will help that they know me.”
She took a deep breath and offered a silent prayer to God, “Please Lord, clear my vision to make it to the conference room without incident. She forced herself to walk continue on to the conference room. Once she reached the doorway and could see light filtering into the room, she could breathe again. Chris brushed past her and started putting new information up on the board. Molly walked around the room, refamiliarizing herself with the layout before walking over to the boards on the far wall. She could tell where Chris had organized the pictures of the connections to Angel, but wasn’t able to tell who was in the pictures. On the second board, Chris had laid out the timeline of Angel’s last few hours before she had gone missing.
“Chris, could you explain the boards and pictures you have laid out for me?”
“They are on the board, Molly. Just look at them, it is pretty self-explanatory.”
Molly closed her eyes briefly, she knew he didn’t mean to be insensitive but it still hurt, “Thanks Chris, I will find someone else to help me.”
Chris frowned at Molly for a moment before comprehension dawned, “Molly, I am so sorry. I didn’t think. Come here and I will explain the board to you.”
“I know Chris. It’s all right.”
Chris took a deep breath, before turning back to the board. “We have Angel in the center, off from her, we have her mom, her friend Lucy, Lucy’s parents and Angel’s dad.”
Molly frowned, “Do you have anyone else on the board?”
“No, we are talking to her friends and teachers to see if she mentioned anything or anybody bothering her, but haven’t found anything yet.”
“Did you talk to anyone at the community center?”
“No, we didn’t know she still went there.”
“Yes, she has been. Talk to Javier and Jorge and their little sister Margo, they have been playing basketball lately. Also talk to Lisa Cammings. She is one of the counselors at the center and Angel has had a couple of sessions with her.”
“I thought you hadn’t seen Angel since right after you were attacked.”
“I haven’t seen Angel, but she messages me online and sends me text messages on my phone. Did Lucy tell you who Angel’s new boyfriend is?”
“No, we didn’t know she had a boyfriend and Jill didn’t know about one.”
Molly snorted, “Of course Jill didn’t know. Angel doesn’t talk to her about her private life. Would you after what the child has been through?”
“So, who do you recommend we add to the board, besides, Javier, Jorge, Margo and Lisa?”
“I would also add William, he is Lucy’s brother. He has had a crush on Angel for about 2 months. Other than that, I will wait until we talk to Lucy and the group at the community center.”
Chris was silent as he watched Molly for a moment, it broke his heart what that monster had done to her, but she had survived. It took resilience to make it through the turmoil not only her body had been through but her mind as well. “Do you want to stay here and talk to Jill or did you want to go over to the community center with me? We can have Arnold go talk to William and Lucy.”
Molly stared at the board for a minute longer before she said quietly, “I will go with you to the community center. I need to tell them in person. It will help that they know me.”
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Keegan - fighting scene
Hi all here is a fighting scene in my new book but it seems to be missing something. Some suggestions would be great. Thanks for your help.
Keegan was watching the tree where one of the snipers was waiting when he felt Bryce tap his boot. It meant he had seen movement from the other sniper. Keegan slowly
lifted his scope to look at the other sniper and watched him change position to look
in another direction; if he had turned another couple of inches he would have seen Micheil on the edge of the woods. Bryce tapped his boot twice to let him know that Micheil was moving in and to be prepared. Keegan nodded and moved his attention back to the first sniper; Bryce would handle the second one. Keegan waited for the signal from Micheil to take down the first sniper when he felt Bryce prepare to shoot the second one. He lined up the shot to take out the branch underneath the first sniper and was squeezing off the shot when he felt Bryce gasp below him. Keegan finished his shot, watching while the first sniper fell to the ground and waited to see Micheil take over the situation before turning to look down at Bryce.
“Are you alright,” he asked.
“Yes, but I took one in the leg. I might need help getting out of the tree.”
Keegan leaned his head against the branch in front of him, Delwyn was going to kill him, he thought before turning to climb down out of the tree. “Did you get your guy to drop out of the tree?”
“No, he caught sight of me as I was getting ready to squeeze off a shot and it was all he needed to move just a fraction of a second before I would have shot the branch. I hit him with a bullet, but not before he managed to fire and hit my leg.”
Keegan dropped to the ground and looked over at Micheil and his team. They were securing the first sniper and the second lay on the ground in a pool of blood, Craig standing guard over him just in case. Keegan grabbed a bandana out of his pocket and used it to tie off the wound on Bryce’s leg before helping him down to the ground. He leaned him against the tree and walked over to Micheil.
Micheil looked over at him, “How bad is he hurt?”
“It’s a through and through. He should be fine as long as we get him back quickly so he doesn’t lose anymore blood. I am going to have Craig help me get him back to the house. Are you alright without us coming with you to the jail?”
“Yes, the brothers and I can handle getting these two back. We will buzz you when we get there so you know we made it without any difficulties. Are you alright with just Craig or did you need one of the brothers?”
“No you have your hands full with these two. Did Bryce kill the first one or just wound him?”
“He is dead. Hopefully we can make this one talk. I will let you know when we get back. Cathaoir, go guard the other prisoner while Craig helps Keegan.”
“Yes, sir.”
After Cathaoir walked over and relieved Craig, he came over to help Keegan get Bryce back to the house. Keegan helped Craig get Bryce over his shoulder before taking point on the walk back to the house. Craig felt Bryce slump down over his back and he signaled to Keegan to stop a moment. Keegan walked around Craig to check for a pulse.
Keegan nodded at Craig, “He still has a pulse, it is thready but there. We need to get him back quickly. Do you think you can step up the pace, I know he isn’t light?”
“Of course. It is just around the bend. Did you let your father know we would need Gwyn?”
“No, she should already be at the house and I didn’t want anyone to listen in to our conversation and know someone was hurt.”
Craig made sure Bryce was settled on his shoulder and the two men started jogging toward the house. They were almost there when someone started shooting at them. Keegan looked at Craig, “Get him to the house. I will cover you.”
Craig didn’t argue, just took off at a run toward the house that was only 50 yards ahead. Keegan took cover behind a boulder and shot toward the direction the bullets were coming from. He didn’t think he would hit anyone but he was going to try. He quickly looked over his shoulder to see Craig’s progress before turning and shooting toward the woods at the edge of the property.
Keegan started backing up while still shooting knowing he would have to sprint across the yard as soon as Craig was able to get Bryce inside. He looked over his shoulder one last time and noticed Craig had made it to the front porch. With all of his energy he sprinted across the lawn, he was out of bullets and hoped he would make it to the relative safety of the porch before they realized what he was doing. He had just cleared the fountain when he felt a burning sensation in his shoulder and left hip.
Keegan felt the world start to go black, but through sheer will he forced it back. He knew if he passed out he was dead. He continued to run toward the steps. His shoulder was burning as he felt the blood run down his arm. He had just hit the steps when Craig came out onto the porch and started firing toward the trees trying to give Keegan the time he needed to get into the house.
While Craig was firing, Iain grabbed Keegan and pulled him into the safety of the house before holding the door open for Craig. As soon as Craig made it through the door, Iain slammed it shut and dead bolted it. He buzzed Micheil. “You have at least one more sniper in the trees by the house. Keegan has been hit, but I don’t know how bad it is yet. I will keep you updated.”
“Yes, sir. I will send the brothers over to take care of the situation.”
Keegan was watching the tree where one of the snipers was waiting when he felt Bryce tap his boot. It meant he had seen movement from the other sniper. Keegan slowly
lifted his scope to look at the other sniper and watched him change position to look
in another direction; if he had turned another couple of inches he would have seen Micheil on the edge of the woods. Bryce tapped his boot twice to let him know that Micheil was moving in and to be prepared. Keegan nodded and moved his attention back to the first sniper; Bryce would handle the second one. Keegan waited for the signal from Micheil to take down the first sniper when he felt Bryce prepare to shoot the second one. He lined up the shot to take out the branch underneath the first sniper and was squeezing off the shot when he felt Bryce gasp below him. Keegan finished his shot, watching while the first sniper fell to the ground and waited to see Micheil take over the situation before turning to look down at Bryce.
“Are you alright,” he asked.
“Yes, but I took one in the leg. I might need help getting out of the tree.”
Keegan leaned his head against the branch in front of him, Delwyn was going to kill him, he thought before turning to climb down out of the tree. “Did you get your guy to drop out of the tree?”
“No, he caught sight of me as I was getting ready to squeeze off a shot and it was all he needed to move just a fraction of a second before I would have shot the branch. I hit him with a bullet, but not before he managed to fire and hit my leg.”
Keegan dropped to the ground and looked over at Micheil and his team. They were securing the first sniper and the second lay on the ground in a pool of blood, Craig standing guard over him just in case. Keegan grabbed a bandana out of his pocket and used it to tie off the wound on Bryce’s leg before helping him down to the ground. He leaned him against the tree and walked over to Micheil.
Micheil looked over at him, “How bad is he hurt?”
“It’s a through and through. He should be fine as long as we get him back quickly so he doesn’t lose anymore blood. I am going to have Craig help me get him back to the house. Are you alright without us coming with you to the jail?”
“Yes, the brothers and I can handle getting these two back. We will buzz you when we get there so you know we made it without any difficulties. Are you alright with just Craig or did you need one of the brothers?”
“No you have your hands full with these two. Did Bryce kill the first one or just wound him?”
“He is dead. Hopefully we can make this one talk. I will let you know when we get back. Cathaoir, go guard the other prisoner while Craig helps Keegan.”
“Yes, sir.”
After Cathaoir walked over and relieved Craig, he came over to help Keegan get Bryce back to the house. Keegan helped Craig get Bryce over his shoulder before taking point on the walk back to the house. Craig felt Bryce slump down over his back and he signaled to Keegan to stop a moment. Keegan walked around Craig to check for a pulse.
Keegan nodded at Craig, “He still has a pulse, it is thready but there. We need to get him back quickly. Do you think you can step up the pace, I know he isn’t light?”
“Of course. It is just around the bend. Did you let your father know we would need Gwyn?”
“No, she should already be at the house and I didn’t want anyone to listen in to our conversation and know someone was hurt.”
Craig made sure Bryce was settled on his shoulder and the two men started jogging toward the house. They were almost there when someone started shooting at them. Keegan looked at Craig, “Get him to the house. I will cover you.”
Craig didn’t argue, just took off at a run toward the house that was only 50 yards ahead. Keegan took cover behind a boulder and shot toward the direction the bullets were coming from. He didn’t think he would hit anyone but he was going to try. He quickly looked over his shoulder to see Craig’s progress before turning and shooting toward the woods at the edge of the property.
Keegan started backing up while still shooting knowing he would have to sprint across the yard as soon as Craig was able to get Bryce inside. He looked over his shoulder one last time and noticed Craig had made it to the front porch. With all of his energy he sprinted across the lawn, he was out of bullets and hoped he would make it to the relative safety of the porch before they realized what he was doing. He had just cleared the fountain when he felt a burning sensation in his shoulder and left hip.
Keegan felt the world start to go black, but through sheer will he forced it back. He knew if he passed out he was dead. He continued to run toward the steps. His shoulder was burning as he felt the blood run down his arm. He had just hit the steps when Craig came out onto the porch and started firing toward the trees trying to give Keegan the time he needed to get into the house.
While Craig was firing, Iain grabbed Keegan and pulled him into the safety of the house before holding the door open for Craig. As soon as Craig made it through the door, Iain slammed it shut and dead bolted it. He buzzed Micheil. “You have at least one more sniper in the trees by the house. Keegan has been hit, but I don’t know how bad it is yet. I will keep you updated.”
“Yes, sir. I will send the brothers over to take care of the situation.”
Monday, January 15, 2007
Writing Tips
Good Morning
Here is the new section on writing tips for anyone who would like to use it. Now remember this is just my opinion. I have found when I am writing that I don't worry about proofreading what I am writing until I am finished with the section I am working on. If you interrupt your train of thought to fix typos then the thought that was winging through your head might never ever come back and could be lost in the great abyss of missed writing opportunities. To avoid that from happening to any other writer I suggest that you handle proofreading after you have finished writing for the day. I would also recommend that you do some of the proofreading before you hand it off to your proofreader because they will be eternally grateful especially when you type a word that you know exactly what you mean but the proofreader is looking into that great abyss and wondering why you didn't let that idea fall into it.
I have learned that if I do not force myself to sit down and write at least an hour a day then I will procrastinate and never finish the book. There were times that I wouldn't write for months because I had a "writer's block" but if you force yourself to continue writing you will eventually make it through the block and be able to write again. This doesn't mean that you won't have to go back and edit everything you have already written, but it will help you make it through it and keep your book from never being finished.
One of the hardest things for me is when I have 3 or more book ideas floating through my head and they are all clamoring to get out. How do I choose which one I want to write about? Will they stay in my brain long enough for me to get them out? I have found that if I start writing about one, I need to at least get the others down on paper whether it is with an outline of the book or just a synopsis of what it is going to be about. If you are going to do a synopsis then it is smart to put into any ideas you had about the book to include cool details and some action on the character's part.
I think that is enough information for now. I will definitely continue this later and hopefully get some interest and feedback from other authors. Have a great day and comments are always welcome.
Patti
http://www.amberisle.com
Here is the new section on writing tips for anyone who would like to use it. Now remember this is just my opinion. I have found when I am writing that I don't worry about proofreading what I am writing until I am finished with the section I am working on. If you interrupt your train of thought to fix typos then the thought that was winging through your head might never ever come back and could be lost in the great abyss of missed writing opportunities. To avoid that from happening to any other writer I suggest that you handle proofreading after you have finished writing for the day. I would also recommend that you do some of the proofreading before you hand it off to your proofreader because they will be eternally grateful especially when you type a word that you know exactly what you mean but the proofreader is looking into that great abyss and wondering why you didn't let that idea fall into it.
I have learned that if I do not force myself to sit down and write at least an hour a day then I will procrastinate and never finish the book. There were times that I wouldn't write for months because I had a "writer's block" but if you force yourself to continue writing you will eventually make it through the block and be able to write again. This doesn't mean that you won't have to go back and edit everything you have already written, but it will help you make it through it and keep your book from never being finished.
One of the hardest things for me is when I have 3 or more book ideas floating through my head and they are all clamoring to get out. How do I choose which one I want to write about? Will they stay in my brain long enough for me to get them out? I have found that if I start writing about one, I need to at least get the others down on paper whether it is with an outline of the book or just a synopsis of what it is going to be about. If you are going to do a synopsis then it is smart to put into any ideas you had about the book to include cool details and some action on the character's part.
I think that is enough information for now. I will definitely continue this later and hopefully get some interest and feedback from other authors. Have a great day and comments are always welcome.
Patti
http://www.amberisle.com
Friday, January 12, 2007
Introduction
Hi, My name is Patti Winters and I live in Michigan. My co-author, Sue Wulf lives in Virginia. Together we write a series about the Time Islands and specifically Amber Island whose Time Keeper is Lexie. We have been writing together for about 3 1/2 years and enjoy it very much. We have one book published, Mirror of Remembrance, currently have books 2 and 3 with our proofreader and are working on book 4. As we continue in this series we will give our readers excerpts from the books and also provide you with a more indepth look at the favorite characters, so if there is a favorite character let us know. We will also be using this blog to give writing tips and let you know how our books are progressing.
We both also write books separately. Sue will tell you what hers are about and I will give you a little bit more about mine.
The book I am currently working on is a mystery suspense about Atlantis. I will give more information as I go along.
I look forward to talking to everyone. Thanks
We both also write books separately. Sue will tell you what hers are about and I will give you a little bit more about mine.
The book I am currently working on is a mystery suspense about Atlantis. I will give more information as I go along.
I look forward to talking to everyone. Thanks
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