It's even worse than it appears..
Monday June 29, 2026; 12:00 PM EDT
  • As a writer I've stolen lots of ideas. All writers do it. How do you think we get our ideas. #
  • Which is why it's so weird that they object to having their ideas stolen en masse. #
  • We go through this regularly, basically you make a living doing something, and you aren't paid enough. #
  • So every subject in every context arrives at the same place. Why aren't they paying me. I must be paid.#
  • It is a permanent obsession with writers.#
  • I try to be honest and admit that I steal from other writers, but I only steal from the best! :-)#

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