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  • Echo for Storywriting

    From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to MIKE POWELL on Sun Apr 26 13:55:00 2026
    Hello MIKE POWELL!

    ** On Sunday 26.04.26 - 14:51, MIKE POWELL wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:

    Are you thinking of LITRPG? (ie. Literary/RolePlayingGame)...

    No, I was thinking of an actual WRITING echo. Maybe I am mixing it up with an othernet, though.

    This is an interesting resource.

    https://breakintochat.com/collections/messages/fidonet/index.html

    It also points an old ELIST with the WRITING echo description:

    WRITING
    FidoNet Writing conference
    Discussion of all aspects of the art, craft, and business of
    writing, both fiction and non-fiction. It is intended for people
    who are actively engaged in it (not limited to those
    PROFESSIONALLY engaged in it, however). No poetry, please.
    Origin: 1:135/907
    Distribution: Zone 1 Backbone
    Gateways:
    Language:
    # Nodes: 300 Volume: 1200/Week Rules: WRITING.RUL
    Flags: <Real Names> <Has Rules>
    Moderators: Rich Veraa, 1:135/907
    Moderators: Shalanna Collins, 1:124/8107
    Last changed: 02 Dec 96 by rveraa@netside.net

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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to Kurt Weiske on Mon Apr 27 11:12:00 2026
    Hello Kurt!

    ** On Monday 27.04.26 - 07:22, Kurt Weiske wrote..

    I would love to see some traffic on that area. I've dabbled in writing
    for some time (the first post on WRITING on that archive was me talking
    about NANOWRIMO, on my 3rd try I completed a draft that I've wanted to
    complete.

    Maybe in the days of isolated BBSes and local bases, posting actual "writings" was reasonable and still semi-private. But now that fidonet is literally broadcast over the internet (via the free and public web-forum gateways), maybe posting writings that would technically fall under the protection of copywrite are not a good idea. Add more insult to injury, AI could be "learning" from those posts and produce (or even duplicate) material that it finds and claim it as its own.


    Was thinking about writing some short stories and submitting them, see
    if there's any feedback/interest.

    I suppose every post could include a dated copywrite tag. Otherwise, the content is up for grabs to whom anyone wants to use it.

    Personally, I would not suggest posting material that is generally anticipated for printed publication or for hopes of monetization.

    imho, The best way to share writings would be through private channels where the author can track who received copies/samples.

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