Please kindly review the following stickied forum rules post, which half a dozen other people will reiterate for 7th time this month, which you should have read already but clearly have not.
We've had a sudden rash of people posting their original artistic works in this forum. Due to legalities (this is Jim's official board), this is not allowed. If you guys want to start another board (we used to do that) and have folks post stuff there, that's fine! It just can't be here.
We understand that the type of folks that would come to an author's board are going to be of a creative nature.
However, for everyone's safety, there's a rule about no story ideas.
The reason is simple: If Jim happens to see something he was planning to do on these boards, he can no longer do it, because he can't prove he didn't get the idea from the poster.*
This also extends to story ideas outside of what Jim normally writes, as not only could certain elements be lifted from on genre to another, but after Alera, Jim will be turning to a new series, and we don't know the genre as yet.
Besides, it's dangerous for you, the author, to post your ideas in a public forum where others to could steal them. Remember, more people come in here than posters....
*This does not extend to logical outcomes of situations already published, or no one could discuss the books
In your defense, that important sticky should probably not be titled several asterisks and "Read This", it should be titled "Please Don't Post Your Original Material in This Forum, Post a Link Instead" or something like that that instantly pops out to new or casual Forum Readers.
If you want feedback for your original work, post a link to it on an external site. That way someone like me can't copy your work and claim it as my own. I personally would never do that, but you get the point.
Thank you.
