--- portraitofafool wrote: > No, it is not okay. The original characters in WHERE THE WORLD DROPS OFF are to appear in my upcoming novel this year. That story and its *original characters* are no longer available to people. Any exchange of that story is subject to copyright infringement law. I truly hate that and I am sorry, but sharing (or holding) of that story is considered illegal and I have to ask that you delete your copy as well. Please pass the word around, too, if you will because the last thing I want to happen is for anyone to get in trouble. I am SO HAPPY that many people enjoyed that story and taking it down was *painful*, so I want them to know (since no one seems to have the wherewithal to ask me directly) that I am SORRY. And thank YOU for actually getting in touch with me to askâyou have no idea how grateful I am that someone had the *cojones* to do so. :) > > Thank you, again,
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Date: 2013-09-06 08:37 am (UTC)> No, it is not okay. The original characters in WHERE THE WORLD DROPS OFF are to appear in my upcoming novel this year. That story and its *original characters* are no longer available to people. Any exchange of that story is subject to copyright infringement law. I truly hate that and I am sorry, but sharing (or holding) of that story is considered illegal and I have to ask that you delete your copy as well. Please pass the word around, too, if you will because the last thing I want to happen is for anyone to get in trouble. I am SO HAPPY that many people enjoyed that story and taking it down was *painful*, so I want them to know (since no one seems to have the wherewithal to ask me directly) that I am SORRY. And thank YOU for actually getting in touch with me to askâyou have no idea how grateful I am that someone had the *cojones* to do so. :)
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> Thank you, again,
*Sorry Guys, but I will do as the author asks.*