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@coalfaceofmeaning group

Hey all, I'm Jimmy. I just recently quit my job as a postal carrier, and am in the process of selling my stuff and moving to a rent-free house in Arizona that my family owns, where I can afford to live in reasonable comfort for about 18 months from what I've saved over the past couple years.

My goals for that 18 months are:
to brush up on my coding skills and find gig work online,
to monetize my art,
to work on some story ideas that I've had going in my head for a few years now, but that I've only done a little so far to develop. One is a story concept for a comic book or graphic novel series, sort of a noir superhero recasting of myself and some of my friends, and the other is a concept for a novel about an ai. I know, those aren't much in the way of description.

I really want to talk about my ideas, and share my creative process with others, but I also have concerns about protecting intellectual property. How do writer's communities work in the 21st Century? It just seems so easy for content to be stolen, and pretty much impossible to have any recourse. I've been on artist groups on Facebook for years now, but haven't posted any of my own stuff for a long time, because I often see users posting stolen material and calling it theirs, and also see artists with very large followings, chasing illegal copies of their work all over the internet. It seems like it must be a nightmare. I imagine it must be even easier for story concepts to be stolen, as with only a little modification they can be more or less completely laundered. Since my imagination often wanders into the tech and cybersecurity fields, I can't help but imagine the major streaming services having their own blackhat teams attacking sites like this, skimming the IP of amateur creators for their next "original series" concept.

I guess my first question to the group is: how do you protect your IP and still participate in creative groups?

@Althalosian-is-the-father book

Honestly, we don't. There was a level of community. We trusted each other. (I am part of–I believe–the third generation of main users. The popular clique, if you will.) If people felt uncomfortable posting things, they didn't. People can steal your ideas, but an idea is very insubstantial. I could take your summary and spin a completely different story out of it.
I've posted much of my world and story here but I sincerely doubt anyone can do a good job of stealing it.

@coalfaceofmeaning group

Thanks for your words. Perhaps as my concepts becomes more developed and detailed, I'll develop more confidence in their ability to resist plagiarism. As they are at the moment, they're just partially-developed but interesting-to-me ideas :)

Honestly, we don't. There was a level of community. We trusted each other. (I am part of–I believe–the third generation of main users. The popular clique, if you will.) If people felt uncomfortable posting things, they didn't. People can steal your ideas, but an idea is very insubstantial. I could take your summary and spin a completely different story out of it.
I've posted much of my world and story here but I sincerely doubt anyone can do a good job of stealing it.

@sardonicism

what's up everyone, i'm back.
i've gone by many names, most notably wren in late 2018-2019 and my last username here was radio-store-cowboy. my name is now syd, my pronouns are he/she. i'm only back because i wanted to check up on the site tbh

@EtherealDreamer

Hi!
I'm Kelsey and I go by she/her pronouns! Some of you might (or might not) know me as the previous user of MereHufflepuff.

I've been on Notebook for over a year and I use the sight to roleplay and write my stories that my brain comes up with in the middle of math class and stuff.

@ZAVEN local_movies

さあ。オレはザヴェンです。よろしく。英語を話しますが、したくない。わりい。漫画を書きたいでもムズいです。ええと。。。よんでくれてありがとう。

@CaseyJ group

あのう。。日本語をはなしませんか。きっとCaseyは英語をはなします。。。か。

I am using google translate : )

@CaseyJ group

Oh, I'm sorry, I will just speak English then. I don't want to make things difficult.

Ah you don't have to, I just can't respond

@ZAVEN local_movies

Is it not a bit weird to talk if no one can respond even if you want them to? I can speak English fine (I think), I just would have preferred to speak Japanese. But, thank you for being thoughtful, Casey. :)

@CaseyJ group

Uh, and may I ask why your messages keep duplicating? Or is it a problem only for me?

My computer lagged. And it decided to do that.

Deleted user

Hi, I'm insert whatever my username is here and I'm here to flesh out my vague ideas for Dnd. Also my anime story ideas and stuff. Hi.

@AnxietyGremlin group

Henlo! I'm Azrael, but you can also call me Azzy or Anxiety friend if you want. Other nicknames are also okay, just okay it with me first please. I like roleplaying, I'm a DM, and I garden. My IP address got blocked on Quotev, so I started looking for other sites, and found this one! I have a bunch of worlds in my head and I need to give my characters a playspace or I get burnt out. I hope o be your friend!

@Nightmare_Eclipse language

Hullo! I'm Eclipse/Dawn/Nightmare/Spirit/Whatever… call me what you want. I'm just here 'cause I need to sort out my crap manuscript…. I'm always tired, bored, or both, so don't be surprised if you hear that -_- I'm also weirdly obsessed with keyboard emojiis :)

@just_gabs_is_sleepy group

Hey, I prolly did this before but I'm Gabs!
I love Jesus (He's pretty freakin awesome), food, and writing (though I would hope that's obvious)
Also I am a huge Middle Earth fan (although I have currently only seen the movies, I am slowly getting through the books) so feel free to PM me to talk Middle Earth!

@LunaNakano group

Hello, I am Luna/my other names. I found this site when looking for furry chats, because I have been shamed for being a furry. TTWTT And, I am pretty demonic, so most don't talk to me.