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Writers Retreat > Student Talk > Course Lessons > Assignment 1 > Help! Lesson One - Did anyone not use one of the pictures in the book?
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« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2010, 07:54:39 PM »
Using the picture of the two teenagers at the bus stop, I'm probably going write about them skipping school to go see the Maury Povich show; only to get caught by the school principal.
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« Reply #16 on: July 22, 2010, 09:48:26 PM »
nanlisa, you might want to think about changing the name of the show to one that's not copyrighted. like "the laurie smovich show" or something equally ridiculous Smiley
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« Reply #17 on: July 22, 2010, 10:29:28 PM »
Thank you. Maybe I will.
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« Reply #18 on: July 23, 2010, 04:38:00 AM »

     I had a lotta' fun with lesson 1.  Did anyone else enjoy doing that one?

 ~ Yaya
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« Reply #19 on: July 23, 2010, 09:20:23 AM »
yaya-
did you really? at the time, i didnt realize we didnt have to use the pictures, so i wrote a TERRIBLE story that went..um..nowhere. I wish i could go back and redo that one completely. (my instuctor thought the same thing.) in all fairness its my own fault for not liking it went i sent it out. Lesson learned for sure!
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« Reply #20 on: July 23, 2010, 11:46:01 AM »
It's actually fine to have characters go to the taping of a real show. The only issue with a "real" show is that it might not be something parents would approve of. But there is ZERO "copyright" reason for not having a real show. And if you decide to make up a totally pretend show, never ever make it SOUND like the real show name. That's when you actually can run afoul of copyright.
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« Reply #21 on: July 23, 2010, 11:02:51 PM »
Jan: I'm still toying with what type of story that I want to write. I'll let everybody know what my story is about once I finish it.
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« Reply #22 on: July 24, 2010, 08:49:00 AM »
Quote from: LCargile on July 23, 2010, 09:20:23 AM
yaya-
did you really? at the time, i didnt realize we didnt have to use the pictures, so i wrote a TERRIBLE story that went..um..nowhere. I wish i could go back and redo that one completely. (my instuctor thought the same thing.) in all fairness its my own fault for not liking it went i sent it out. Lesson learned for sure!

     Yeah, I really did.  My only pro'lem was that I wanted to write something about all three pictures.  There I was, walkin' and talkin' with alla' different characters and we were havin' a grand ol' time 'til reality set in.  That's when I hadda' make a decision.  It hurt my brain ta' hafta' decide, though.  My instructor seeme ta' like it.  I LIKE the color red on my papers.

 ~ Yaya [seriously, my instructor really did like my first lesson and I enjoyed it thoroughly]
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« Reply #23 on: August 02, 2010, 12:55:28 AM »
I've already got my story for Assignment 1, but I'm not using the boy in the picture at the bus stop. I'm using two girls instead.

My story is set in 1966 Hollywood. These two teenage girls run away from a very strict Catholic school in the mountains a hundred miles north of Los Angeles. With fake ID's, they stand in line outside a nightclub on Sunset Boulevard to go see a new rock band, only to get caught by one of the nuns at this school and she throws water on them to "cleanse them from their sins."

I'll let you guys know when I send it out.
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« Reply #24 on: August 02, 2010, 07:53:15 AM »
cool beans nanlisa! hope you have better luck than i did!
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« Reply #25 on: August 02, 2010, 10:25:49 AM »
Thanks LCargile. After it comes back from Sheila Foard, I'm going to add a little bit more to and enter it into a few writing contests.
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