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Is this for YA only?

Whoop!!! Daniel Merriam (the artist) wrote me back and said he didn't feel there was any infringement! And he thanked me for asking...

The dialogue starts 7 very short paragraphs later. The major theme for the series is family and what family actually means. The first book's theme is "family doesn't stop at blood". The second book is "we're not defined by our family". The tone I tend toward is dark with snark and a dash of...

Oh, thank you all for helping me work through this issue. And you're right Susan, I considered this a tangent earlier, but I agree that this has proven to be a useful exercise. The art I used to illustrate my inspiration is just one of many images I was inspired by for the Kellas Cat. All of the...

That sounds very interesting, Lyn!

Thank you, Lyn. I did ask my local chapter and a couple of them replied saying pretty much the same thing you did. One lady said she was inspired by art all the time. Cool!

I decided to email Merriam and ask. I'm not using any of the inspirational images for the covers or inside the book, I hired a cover designer for the series. Your comment about "inspiration is allowed" is what I was thinking when I created these species. But I want to very careful not to...

I go by Leslie. I found out there was a creature called a Kellas Cat on Wiki. But I'm only using the name for the species. Here is what I found on Wiki: The Kellas cat is a small black feline found in Scotland. Once thought to be a mythological wild cat, with its few sightings dismissed as...

Leslie N. HP Lesson 2 Assignment For the assignment, I want you to think about your voice -- both your voice as an author and the voice of your main character(s). And these are two distinct things. 1) How would you define your voice as an author? This will be something that carries through...

I guess I can't brag about my species being original anymore. Ugh. My apologies to all of you.

So your saying that even though I'm not using the art in the book, the book's description of the Kellai, for instance, could be considered a copyright infringement?

Oh, Lyn, thank you for sharing the article. I can't wait to dive into it tomorrow! I was thinking today about using art to stimulate my imagination and had 2 thoughts: 1) this process could used for any genre, and 2) since I'm using someone's art, their imagination and creativity, to create a...

When we post our assignment answers, is it okay to include a snippet from either my completed manuscript or one that I have in progress? Perhaps it would help me illustrate my voice.

I agree with Lyn, you do what you need to do, Susan. Family first, always.

Thank you, Lyn.