We were delighted to have with us NYT bestselling author, Ed Greenwood, on this week's episode of the show! For those not in the know, Mr. Greenwood is the creator of The Forgotten Realms.
Note to listeners: we had not only our producer missing, but the guys had to jury-rig a setup to record. Mr. Greenwood joined us over the phone, which was not what we had planned—but we were delighted to have him despite our technical difficulties. (Liberty's hair may or may not be more grey after editing...) Also, for our listeners with sensitive ears, there is some mild swearing in this episode.
The guys mostly let Mr. Greenwood talk, and as such, we think this is an episode best listened to rather than trying to sum it up. But we do get a history lesson on publishing and research. My word, do we have it easy nowadays.
Everything in a home exists to support bookshelves. ~ Ed Greenwood
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We've got some great insight into intellectual property law with attorney Steve Fairchild. It may sound boring, but as authors, it's important we understand at least a little bit about the law.
We start things out with an overview of what's encompassed in intellectual property, and then it really gets fun!
In Episode 76:
- How biology degrees relates to intellectual property
- How Steve gets his clients
- Can you use the term "lightsaber™" in your book?
- Does I.P. law translate to other countries?
- Finding an I.P. attorney...and do you need one?
- What's the difference between an I.P. attorney and an agent?
- When does copyright exist?
- Do you need to file your copyright with the copyright office?
- What happens when your work has been pirated?
- Can I.P. law be funny?
- How Steven actually informed an episode of Suits--and how they got it wrong!
- What Steven finds frustrating in fiction about the law
- Bunny trails!
- Do I need to copyright my idea formally with the copyright office?
- Fair use law
- Steve's advice on courtroom scenes
- Steve's favorite movies about legal stuff
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We sit down with physics teacher by day, thriller author by night, Kayla--K.M.--Dailey this episode. K.M. is the winner of our flash short story contest with Laura VanArendonk Baugh to write a short story featuring Samwise Gamgee (LOTR) and River Song (Doctor Who.) K.M.'s story had us in stitches, and we're sure you'll see why we picked the story as our winner.
We talk about our Harry Potter houses, Kayla's inspiration for the short story, Christmas trees out of books, Liberty admits to having lower standards in her reading, the ever-present need for more bookcases, Harry Dresden, the new doctor on Doctor Who and Kayla's and Liberty's concerns about the direction, Doctor Who indoctrination (no pun intended!), Kayla's goal of 100 rejections in 2018 (!!!), Captain America...or Captain Jack Sparrow?
Find out more about Kayla on her YouTube channel.
Kayla's book recommendations:
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
The Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket
The Three Body Problem - Cixin Liu
For a transcript of K.M. Dailey's short story, visit our website at: LasersDragonsAndKeyboards.com