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mainer

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9. The "Copyright" symbol on a manuscript is a sure sign of an amateur

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Original post)

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 08:52 AM

Jun 2013

Sorry, but don't do it. Agents and editors do not steal stories. When they see that little "C" on the title page, they know they're dealing with a paranoid writer and it turns them off.

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AFAIK there is no cost. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1

Once you actually write the words down, you own the copyright. SheilaT Jun 2013 #3

You don't even need to publish. SheilaT Jun 2013 #5

That's what I meant, actually. You publishing it on the web or in a record establishes it. nolabear Jun 2013 #6

Writer's of the Future SheilaT Jun 2013 #7

Best of luck. It's a Brave New World! nolabear Jun 2013 #8

The "Copyright" symbol on a manuscript is a sure sign of an amateur mainer Jun 2013 #9