Need help writing sex scene in story?
Alcohol, sex, betrayal... That sounds like my type of story but it kind of "scares" me you make that up at your age. I guess I'm just old-fashioned. But, I like your idea! Here my suggestion, Writing a sex scene is very difficult I think. A trick I use is to focus on details surrounding the couple (a ticking clock, the colour of the sheets, the light of the sun) rather than on the actions of the couple. With some touching descriptions you can get the mood right without having to go into detail about what they're exactly doing. Better for the reader, better for the writer! For instance, as you're scene isn't a love filled one, focus on the television in the hotel room (when she turns it on as distraction, the volume is high as if it had to hide the sounds of its previous visitors), a grease stained mirror... these kind of things. Good luck, and if you need a second thought on your scene, I'll be happy to give you that.
If I use my mom's credit card, will she find out?
I know this is incrediable childish to use my mom's card without her consent...but anyways. I'm 16, I had hair I'd been growing out for years to my waist, and I was only suppose to get it trimmed, but the hair dresser cut my hair to my shoulders :( But that's another story. My parents refuse to let me buy clip on hair extensions, though I have enough money to pay for them on my own. I've finally found nice clip in that are $65. I've made smaller purchases on my mother's credit card before, yet she's never confronted me about that. I can't drive on my own, a few months now, but I need to get them as soon as possible. How long till her statement comes in, and will she notice I've bought them on the card? Thanks :)
Can I copy the characters of a story and the main idea of it, including the locations, and give full credit to the creator of what I copied? Will it still be fine?
No way. With two exceptions.One is fan fiction—meaning, you aren’t trying to sell the story in any way, and just share it among friends or other fans.The other is, if the story’s in the public domain. You can pretty much date the death of Lewis Carroll by the number of years it took for copyright to elapse and hundreds of people to be free to write their own takes on Alice and her Wonderland. If you think you have an interesting version of a famous story and it’s old enough, you might have the best of both worlds.But if the author’s alive or the story is still copyrighted, a concept like this is much too similar to the original to be safe. You might get actual permission from the author to write your own, but the odds are very bad.Whether you need permission or not, the real way to do this is to make their story only the start of designing yours. Change all the names, and the most unique pieces of the background. Put real thought into how you can keep some ideas (not exact specifics) from the original but make the rest clearly different, and how that means the story goes in a different direction. Make it your own, in contrast to the original.
Is it ethical to rewrite another author's story in one's own words and sell it as one's own?
More information needed. Mills and Boon novels are basically the same story told over and over again by different people in their own words. It is perfectly ethical because everyone involved knows the score. If a story by a famous author sparks an idea in you and you rewrite the story in a unique way crediting the original author with a courtesy dedication and thank you for the creative nudge, that's perfectly ethical as well and basically how all art is made. However, if a friend shared their unwritten story with you and you recognise its potential and rewrite it changing little more than the town and the main character's name in order to profit from someone else's hard work... Then no, that's not at all ethical.EDIT: Taking into account the new details, I would say to you - not without consulting the author. What you seem to be talking about here is more along the lines of editing or rewriting. It would be more ethical in these circumstances to offer to partner with the original writer and share credit. What you are talking about here is the art of writing - the ability to hook another person's emotions. The ability to construct the actual story is the craft and I would recommend you learn that craft. It is perfectly learnable. Forget using other people's work as a crutch except in the beginning as practice - if you're that good, you can learn story structure and world building and you will never have to worry about whether you are living off the sweat of someone else's brow.
What should I expect when I missed 2 consecutive credit card payments?
I've been looking for answers on here and have only found tidbits of what I need to know. Here is the full story: I missed my June credit card payments (on all 3 of my cards) and will also have to skip July's. I will be able to pay what I owe come August, so I won't have missed more than 2 consecutive payments on each card. It's been a rough summer for me but I will definitely be paying what I owe in another month...but not without having skipped out on 2 payments first. I know that means my APR is going to go through the roof on all three cards. I've accepted the fact that that is the heavy price I'll have to pay for my mistakes these 2 months. I'm already receiving phone calls but I'm not bothering to answer because I can't even pay til August 10th anyway. My question is: Aside from the fact that my APR is going to go up and they will be calling me for another month, should I expect any other problems? Or can I really go 2 months and then just catch myself up on what I owe?
Is writing a story similar to someone else's illegal?
No. Want proof? How many versions of the book, Cinderella, are there? How many versions of some of your favorite Nursery Rhymes are there? There is a huge list of books that have different versions of them. If it is illegal to write a similar story to someone else's, then every book will only have one version- the original. Just make your version different enough that you will not get in trouble for copy right purposes. Also, give credit to the original author. State that your book is based on (name of book) written by (name of original author).