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Basing Characters on Real People
My usual disclaimer, none of this is meant to be legal advice. Do not take it as such. If you want specific legal advice, hire a lawyer....
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Oct 13, 20173 min read
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Why Do We Punish?
Lucifer is almost back! I love that show… no, I’m addicted to that show. If you don’t watch it, you should. He’s hot, he’s funny and he...
amiegibbons15
Oct 2, 20173 min read
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What Happens When Nonfiction Gets Twisted?
I have a friend who honestly believes fiction is a waste of time. (Ok, it’s a kind of ex I’m still friends with) I have written on why...
amiegibbons15
Sep 29, 20173 min read
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Character Development – Legality vs. Morality
This is sort of a post on law, but I want you to read it in terms of how you can apply these kinds of quandaries to your characters....
amiegibbons15
Sep 28, 20172 min read
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United Airlines and the Internet Mob
We all know the United Airlines story by now. It’s a tale of woe, of a man trying to get home, an airline at the mercy of federal...
amiegibbons15
Apr 12, 20178 min read
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Contracts for the Writer
This was a guest post I wrote for a friend’s blog yesterday. Re-posting it here since it’s a pretty good one, at least I think so 🙂 As...
amiegibbons15
Jan 24, 201710 min read
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IP Law and the Idiots on the Internet
*Puts the lawyer hat and melodramatic, somehow coming out like a preacher’s tone on.* Ladies and gentlemen of the internet, I present to...
amiegibbons15
Jan 11, 20173 min read
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Liberty Con!!!
My cat and I are off to Liberty Con this afternoon. We’ve got a pretty busy schedule, catching up with friends, doing panels and pushin’...
amiegibbons15
Jul 7, 20162 min read
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Throwback Thursday – Negligence Law
(This is a repost from a series I did on law basics for the layman. This is all just what we call “black letter law,” as in simplified...
amiegibbons15
Jun 30, 20163 min read
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What Drives Me Nuts About Superhero Shows (Except DeadPool)
This isn’t really a post about Superhero shows. It’s about our country, ourselves, accountability, responsibility, and autonomy,...
amiegibbons15
Jun 3, 20164 min read
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What If There Is Hope?
First up, great post from Sarah Hoyt that inspired this. I know after yesterday a lot of us are tossing up our hands and trying to figure...
amiegibbons15
May 4, 20163 min read
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The Gods Defense New Cover!
We redesigned the cover (thank you, everyone who gave feedback on the cover!) and here’s the new one 🙂 #writing #gods #mystery #writer...
amiegibbons15
Apr 23, 20161 min read
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Law Basics – Search and Seizure
*It’s a tossback Tuesday post. There are some things every American should know. Your rights when it comes to search and seizure...
amiegibbons15
Apr 19, 20165 min read
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The Gods Defense Excerpt 5
(This is the 5th Excerpt out of my book The Gods Defense, coming in TWO DAYS! Yes, I’m panicking 🙂 “You will keep your word,” Zeus...
amiegibbons15
Apr 1, 20162 min read
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And as the 4th Amendment was shat upon, they smiled and said, I have nothing to hide.
The New York Times and the Washington Post have articles out from a few weeks ago and today showing a change in law that should leave...
amiegibbons15
Mar 11, 20164 min read
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Copyright: “Can I be sued for-” YES
(Usual disclaimer: I’m not your attorney and this isn’t legal advice. All of this is very general ideas about legal principles that I’m...
amiegibbons15
Mar 3, 20163 min read
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The Gods Defense Part 1
This is the first installment of the sneak peak of my first full length novel, The Gods Defense, coming April 2016. Ever since the gods...
amiegibbons15
Mar 2, 20164 min read
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Go Vote!
Nope, don’t say it’s primaries so it doesn’t matter. Don’t make excuses. We’re all busy, we all have jobs (and I’d really rather the...
amiegibbons15
Mar 1, 20162 min read
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Coffee Prompt Monday
Presumption of innocence? Ha! In Soviet Russia, government runs you. The judge has gone missing. Every Monday I’ll give you a wacky...
amiegibbons15
Feb 29, 20161 min read
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The Debate Around Rape
Yeah, you read that right. And I know what you’re thinking. What the fuck could be up for debate around rape? Rape bad. Duh! You’d be...
amiegibbons15
Feb 5, 20165 min read
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