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I would really like to post some of my writing on myspace just to get read. Do you think it is a good idea?

do you think anyone would steal my ideas? Please give me your input, I would really like to be read.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Without looking at any responses posted before me, I would say that IT IS A BAD IDEA!
If you happen to have a good story line, it WILL be stolen, with no way for you to have recourse. If you only want to air out some thoughts, and do not care about intellectual value and/or monetary value, then it really is irrelevant.
BUT if you are aiming to get published, keep your story line to yourself and work on it, with people you know you can trust, such as a wife or writing instructor.

Lets play a hypothetical scenario: You are JK Rowling, and you just had the idea for Harry, Do you put it on a public page for critique?
If you were foolish enough to do so, I would have no qualms about claiming it as my own in the copyright office...

You may or may not have the next Harry, BUT do you really want to take the chance to find out?