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Q&A Can my work be stolen if I post excerpts and ideas on critique sites?

Even when no-one steals my ideas, I don't want the bones of my book exhibited on the internet for all my readers and critics to pick over. I only post ideas and excerpts in closed forums with a sm...

posted 11y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:17:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/9926
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:17:38Z (almost 5 years ago)
Even when no-one steals my ideas, I don't want the bones of my book exhibited on the internet for all my readers and critics to pick over.

I only post ideas and excerpts in closed forums with a small number of members that I personally know. If I hand out text for feedback, I have the recipients sign a non-disclosure agreement. Also I give paper copies instead of digital files, even if I have to send them by post, which makes digital distribution more unlikely, especially since I ask for my copy back.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-01-05T10:19:05Z (almost 11 years ago)
Original score: 2