The Family Girl #098: Rambling About Dad
      - Bobbie Cabot

I've taken a few days to get back. Things are not yet right for me after my dad died. I think I will never be right. This is my first time to lose family. I don't know if things will ever be like it was again, but Mo said something: why did I expect it to, because it can't - the key is to learn to accept it, and move on. That's not easy, of course. But, nevertheless, one has to. I'm afraid I'm not as strong as others who are able to do that, but, as Mo said, I don't have to do it alone. For now, it's about putting some distance, and living with it. And also taking joy from our time with our dad. That may take doing since all I can feel at the moment is the loss. Anyway. This blog is about my dad, and the people I love.

I've been trying to figure out what is the optimum time to post a story in BCTS. So I decided to use the time that BCTS uses, and post my stuff at 8 PM or thereabouts. But then I realized I didn't know what time zone BCTS uses.

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Dammit! Someone used my story's title!!

Ah, but wait... His story series is actually called "Singularity Point," and only the first book is named "Shepherd Moon," whereas my series is called "Shepherd Moon," which is named after the first book.

Hi.

I was reading a blog here in the Big Closet, titled "Fan Fiction." (see https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/blog-entry/79528/fan-fiction )

I was interested in the topic because I knew something about it because it's part of the work that I do, and I thought I could pick up something that may be useful at work next time I have to deal with the same thing again. And, besides, I have several fanfiction stories here.

Anyway, though I am not a lawyer, I've been fielding questions and issues relating DCMA, derivative works and Fair Use for a while now. So I have a fairly substantial knowledge about it, IMHO.

So I thought I'd share what I know about fanfiction and Fair Use (I know my facts are backstopped, but feel free to verify the things I say here if you want - I won't mind, though I ask that, if you disagree, that we not fight or argue, okay? Let's be civil).