Plagiarism: Stopping word thieves
This past Sunday, October 21, 2012, CBS Morning News aired a brilliant segment on plagiarism. Here’s an excerpt: Accusations of plagiarism have plagued writers for centuries. Shakespeare was accused of it; so was Oscar Wilde. T.S. Elliot famously stated, “Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.” The Beatles’ George Harrison was sued for lifting the m
The Handwriting Sensei: PART TWO
OK. Here comes the shameless plug. The new book is coming soon. Landscapes of Life: behind the lens. The photographs in it are an embodiment of me and the words I am creating are from my soul. My fourth book is about Crazy Experiences and that’s how I met Theresa Ortega, The Handwriting Sensei. In […]
Comic Books Have Finally Graduated
The Media Guy loves comics as much as the next guy. Last year I even counted the days down to National Comics Day. Comics rule the movies and produce large numbers now in publishing. But, comic books as a legitimate form of American art and literature? I guess their time has come. On Oct. 10, […]
The Handwriting Sensei: PART ONE
ALERT: This entry of the Media Guy Struggles is an unreserved exchange that intermittently touches on mature subjects and language. Let’s just say this: I have too many books in the works. The photography book. The Media Memoirs book. The English Diplomat Book. And…the Crazy Experiences book. For the Crazy Experiences book, I wanted sent […]
