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Q&A Writing a Novel based on a Self-help Guide Book

I just want to be clear on this before I do any sort of writing with regards to the subject. So I have an idea for a novel that shows a person trying to obtain his objectives using the lessons and...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Jerard Dela Victoria‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:25:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/43753
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jerard Dela Victoria‭ · 2019-12-08T11:25:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
I just want to be clear on this before I do any sort of writing with regards to the subject.

So I have an idea for a novel that shows a person trying to obtain his objectives using the lessons and ideas of a famous (and real) self-help book.

My question is, do I still need to ask permission from the author of the self-help book before writing/publishing it since I used ideas from his book?

Another question, would I still need to ask permission from the author of the self-help book even if I don't mention the title of his book but still used some of his ideas?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-19T07:49:24Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 2