I'm Back

This blog was blocked. It happened yesterday, and I couldn't post to this blog until Google, the parent company of Blogger, verified that I was a real human being and not a robot spammer.

I am happy to report that I am now able to post again to this blog.

I am still waiting, however, for an explanation of why I was blocked.

Honestly, now, do my posts seem that mechanical? Am I that robotic and automatized?

The Poor Starving Writers' Cookbook

How should writers be paid for their work? Should they be paid for each piece or should they be paid a salary? Should all writers be subsidized by the government? By Google? By libraries? By readers? By publishers?

What does copyright really mean? Does it protect only corporate entities who publish or distribute works? Wasn't copyright protection meant to stimulate creativity at the origin of creativity--the writing level?

Here is a PowerPoint presentation that begins to explore these questions:


https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/xythoswfs/webui