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Looks like was initially framed as 'plucky small business owner takes on cold-hearted corporate giant'. The business owner was so set on starring in a Hallmark movie that she didn't stop to think. -
So the argument is that while the word is common use, it's in a bunch of funny languages that no one really understands, so in that sense is unique and trademark-able? I guess you could make the case that the word isn't spelled sabzi because that...
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Aethalope replied to the thread News Every Author's Nightmare....Looks like was initially framed as 'plucky small business owner takes on cold-hearted corporate giant'. The business owner was so set on starring in a Hallmark movie that she didn't stop to think. -
MattScho replied to the thread News Every Author's Nightmare....So the argument is that while the word is common use, it's in a bunch of funny languages that no one really understands, so in that sense is unique and trademark-able? I guess you could make the case that the word isn't spelled sabzi because that... -
BrianY replied to the thread News Every Author's Nightmare....How is this possible? The words "subzi," and "sabzi," both appear on countless Indian cuisine menus across the world as a heading for the vegetable/vegetarian selection. You couldn't trademark "mains" or "sides" or even "antipasto" as a food...
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JoanUP replied to the thread Thought for the Day Writing is a cop-out. An excuse to live ....And it's cheaper than therapy! -
And yes, this really is something that writers worry about, although almost always, without any good reason. Yasmin Khan’s cookbook Sabzi ignited a legal battle when a Cornish deli of the same name attempted to claim ownership of the widely used... -
Pamela Jo replied to the thread Event Why Do People Really Buy Books? Let’s Talk This Saturday.https://publisherrocket.com/ This could be an interesting aid to find out. -
Scrivener as never worked properly for me. Though I know it can really be brilliant and I have an old book outlined on it. Google doc breaks down when the file gets to heavy so I have to end it after about 1o k words and there is no brilliant...
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Title: Today’s Book News Friday, 5th December 2025 (London date) Epic Dream Sequence: PW Talks with Shane McCrae Publishers Weekly interviewed poet and editor Shane McCrae about Only Sing, his collection of 152 previously unpublished Dream... -
Title: Today’s Book News Friday, 5th December 2025 (London date) Epic Dream Sequence: PW Talks with Shane McCrae Publishers Weekly interviewed poet and editor Shane McCrae about Only Sing, his collection of 152 previously unpublished Dream...
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