: Re: "Stealing" jokes In one of my stories, I have a character who is a bit of a smart ass, always cracking jokes at the expense of others and sometimes even himself. I often get inspired by

Stealing jokes, while not exactly uncommon, is really despised and looked down upon from within the comedian community.

It's hard to tell from your description whether you're really just "inspired" by what you see, or actually taking other people's signature lines and putting them in your characters' mouths, but either way, it seems like something you don't feel good about, so maybe that's a sign. Legally, I'm guessing you're on safe ground, but think how you might feel if you were the "rando" being ripped off. I'm not a comedian, but I've seen material I originated being used elsewhere, without attribution, and I didn't feel great about it...

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: Re: "Stealing" jokes In one of my stories, I have a character who is a bit of a smart ass, always cracking jokes at the expense of others and sometimes even himself. I often get inspired by

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: Forum to Get Feedback on Queries I'm a big fan of query letters, and have had great success getting reads with them in the past. But it's been over a decade since I've queried any fiction,

: Providing context without getting lost in Description I think one of the challenges I have faced the most often in writing books has been where to start. I tend to do a lot of flash forwards

: Everything I write ends up being a rhyming poem, or lyrics maybe I have been writing for awhile and decided to write a memoir, except I canâ€™t seem to write anything but poetry. However,

: Can I use the passive voice to avoid referring to myself in a scientific report? I'm writing a report for a piece of University coursework, but I understand that I should avoid referring to

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