I Got Halfway Through My WIP Yesterday And Yet It Feels Like I Got Nothing Done Because It Took Me All

I got halfway through my WIP yesterday and yet it feels like I got nothing done because it took me all day. Wild.

As someone who LOVES outlining, I reached a point in my WIP where the thing I outlined just didn't make sense anymore, so I wrote what I thought did and then went back to the outline.

Outlines are a guideline, but don't be afraid of the doors they open.

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While I agree the Internet Archive was breaking copyright and the recent findings were warranted, I also am confused by the amount of people who think this is a new low and not something they've been doing consistently since their conception in 1996. It just seems like now they took the step of wronging a company litigious enough to do something about it.

Like there is a grey area on whether or not the Wayback Machine is infringing on copyright (it is in Europe), but there's a TON of movies preserved there that technically shouldn't be. Old ones, yeah, but newer ones too still well within the rights of being scrubbed. Most seem to think that's fine.

But there are libraries! This hurts libraries! I mean I agree to a point. I support libraries and the work they do and I hate the sort of downwards spiral that field of service is going down. I don't think IA is fully in the right and I do think they made a mistake here stealing works from modern, more individual artists as opposed to teams and studios - which is something people seem to care less about for some reason.

At the same time, I also know you need an ID and proof of residence to get a library card in both states I've lived in. You also need an adult if you're a young enough minor. You also need to be able to GET to a library on a consistent basis.

I also know a lot of kids who have their access to physical books way more monitored than what they might be able to find online. My surrogate kid told me they were afraid to read the queer book they got from the library outside of their room because their parents might ask questions about the rainbow on the cover.

I also also know access to many books varies greatly outside of different countries. Some places don't have easy access to Amazon or used book stores or libraries, so if they want to read like the type of classic lit work that I can find easily for like a few bucks, they might be out of luck.

Once again, I don't think they should've won this case. They fucked up, I see that. But this isn't really a big win for writers in my eyes when, from my experience, it doesn't really keep someone from buying a book or getting it at the library. I offer a free e-book of my first book to anyone who wants it, and some people choose to buy it or request it at the library because they want a physical copy. It doesn't seem like a lot of people's first choice for literature is a website PDF of dubious quality. It just kind of seems like there are times where that's the most accessible.

I have so many mixed emotions about this. The show has been in the works for a while, but so far it's been very vague announcements and decisions.

I've always been a big HP fan and I don't think that can ever just go away. I also have stopped supporting any new product related to the series because we all know where that money goes.

What shocks me is that, despite the fact no decisions have been made, people are already hating on the characters and the "supposed" cast. We can all be upset, angry, and/or confused that they're re-adapting the books but the characters are CHILDREN and most likely be played by newcomers to the Hollywood scene just like the movies.

The Percy Jackson cast, most notably Leah, got a wave of hate. Treat these kids better.