Please Don't Pirate My Book
Chuck Wendig of "terribleminds" blog, has proclaimed February 6th "International Please Don't Pirate My Book Day." I, and many other writers I am sure, have agreed to take part in this revolutionary holiday, and share my thoughts on why I hope you don't pirate my book.
Just like Chuck Wendig, money is not the issue for me. I mean, obviously it would be nice if you did not deprive me of my money, but that is not the main concern. I don't want you to steal my art, the things I have created that are a reflection of myself. I especially don't want you to sell something of my own as if it's yours. There is really one one reason for this:
Art is a form of expression that cannot be duplicated. The purpose of art is to convey a message and in my opinion, words are the most personal form by which feeling travels. In a sense, art is sacred. It is one of the few ways in life by which we can express ourselves in a beautiful, unique way. And when someone steals art, they commit derision. Just as anybody would frown and gawk at someone if they ground a lovely lily into the ground with the heel of their boot, in the same way, I would naturally be upset if you stole my "lily," even if it were in tact. Say someone ripped my book somehow, then sold it. Even if it sold millions of copies and the thief returned it to me, I would find no value in re-possession after that. When someone steals, they show no respect towards the owner of the object. Stealing something because you like it does not justify thievery. After all, if you do, you don't really like it. When you truly admire someone or something, you will not do it the injustice of abominable disrespect.
In conclusion, please don't pirate my book because (sigh,) it's not nice. It's really not nice. And if you do, I hope you feel happy that you have derided a vulnerable, honest, reflection of myself. Thanks!
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Please Don't Pirate My Book
Chuck Wendig of "terribleminds" blog, has proclaimed February 6th "International Please Don't Pirate My Book Day." I, and many other writers I am sure, have agreed to take part in this revolutionary holiday, and share my thoughts on why I hope you don't pirate my book.
Just like Chuck Wendig, money is not the issue for me. I mean, obviously it would be nice if you did not deprive me of my money, but that is not the main concern. I don't want you to steal my art, the things I have created that are a reflection of myself. I especially don't want you to sell something of my own as if it's yours. There is really one one reason for this:
Art is a form of expression that cannot be duplicated. The purpose of art is to convey a message and in my opinion, words are the most personal form by which feeling travels. In a sense, art is sacred. It is one of the few ways in life by which we can express ourselves in a beautiful, unique way. And when someone steals art, they commit derision. Just as anybody would frown and gawk at someone if they ground a lovely lily into the ground with the heel of their boot, in the same way, I would naturally be upset if you stole my "lily," even if it were in tact. Say someone ripped my book somehow, then sold it. Even if it sold millions of copies and the thief returned it to me, I would find no value in re-possession after that. When someone steals, they show no respect towards the owner of the object. Stealing something because you like it does not justify thievery. After all, if you do, you don't really like it. When you truly admire someone or something, you will not do it the injustice of abominable disrespect.
In conclusion, please don't pirate my book because (sigh,) it's not nice. It's really not nice. And if you do, I hope you feel happy that you have derided a vulnerable, honest, reflection of myself. Thanks!
Chuck Wendig of "terribleminds" blog, has proclaimed February 6th "International Please Don't Pirate My Book Day." I, and many other writers I am sure, have agreed to take part in this revolutionary holiday, and share my thoughts on why I hope you don't pirate my book.
Just like Chuck Wendig, money is not the issue for me. I mean, obviously it would be nice if you did not deprive me of my money, but that is not the main concern. I don't want you to steal my art, the things I have created that are a reflection of myself. I especially don't want you to sell something of my own as if it's yours. There is really one one reason for this:
Art is a form of expression that cannot be duplicated. The purpose of art is to convey a message and in my opinion, words are the most personal form by which feeling travels. In a sense, art is sacred. It is one of the few ways in life by which we can express ourselves in a beautiful, unique way. And when someone steals art, they commit derision. Just as anybody would frown and gawk at someone if they ground a lovely lily into the ground with the heel of their boot, in the same way, I would naturally be upset if you stole my "lily," even if it were in tact. Say someone ripped my book somehow, then sold it. Even if it sold millions of copies and the thief returned it to me, I would find no value in re-possession after that. When someone steals, they show no respect towards the owner of the object. Stealing something because you like it does not justify thievery. After all, if you do, you don't really like it. When you truly admire someone or something, you will not do it the injustice of abominable disrespect.
In conclusion, please don't pirate my book because (sigh,) it's not nice. It's really not nice. And if you do, I hope you feel happy that you have derided a vulnerable, honest, reflection of myself. Thanks!
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Happy Please Don't Pirate My Book Day! :D My mom is VERRRRRY nervous of posting bits of her work online (she gets nervous when I do it, too) because she's always worried someone will steal it. But it's so hard to get published these days that I don't think it's very likely that they'll copy MY work.
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Thanks for commenting. I don't see why anyone would want to steal MY work either, but people have hacked my twitter so you know, some people are just mindless criminals I guess!
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ReplyDeleteHappy Please Don't Pirate My Book Day! :D My mom is VERRRRRY nervous of posting bits of her work online (she gets nervous when I do it, too) because she's always worried someone will steal it. But it's so hard to get published these days that I don't think it's very likely that they'll copy MY work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting. I don't see why anyone would want to steal MY work either, but people have hacked my twitter so you know, some people are just mindless criminals I guess!
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