Congrats and wishing you much success!

Congrats and I wish you much success!

Mary as someone who has used quotes, and with all the permission I can find, I have had no prob with the copyright office, and I do not list the quotes in the Material Excluded section. I do give acknowledgement to the originator of the quote. The U.S. Copyright Office says that material owned by someone else is generally "unclaimable material" and may need to be listed in the "Material Excluded" section if it forms a meaningful part of the work. But what does ''forms a meaningful part of the work' mean? The first key is to get permission to use the material - always and foremost. Now as for the second part of the 'Exclusion' I can tell you I only once used it - and that was on my first book as I used pictures from my local library - taken by a long since dead photographer. The library gave me permission to use them, but I excluded them anyways and had no problem. Those photos formed the basis of one of my most controversial chapters in the book so for me I leaned towards being conservative and just listed them.

@Gary Anderson Thanks Gary - but I am no lawyer and I am trying to interrupt the copyright office legal speak - which is vague at best.

I don't ride cycles, I don't do marathons, and I am not vegan. I enjoy chatting with folks, speaking of all that has gone on before and what I think the future holds for us. My hobbies used to include playing guitar - my hands are too stiff for some of the riffs (wow that rhymes). I like to write and talk on podcasts. I take walks with my dog (husky/malamute) whose name is Pal. She likes to go for car rides too. I like family time and just enjoying what almost 70 years of life has given my wife and me. BTW I recently celebrated 50 years of marriage. Yes, we were married at a young age - even by 1970 standards - but we just knew it - so why wait. My goals are simple now, make it to at least 90, enjoy my grandkids/family - and just celebrate life. I love to give back and enjoy the daily ride. Nothing fancy - except for meals at our place and then I pull out all the stops - charcuterie boards, all kinds of drinks, meat, pasta, chicken dishes, hors d'oeuvres - and so much more. Dang I just got hungry again. Maybe I should start a 'Day in the life' channel on Youtube? Well I've seen myself before coffee - not a pretty site. I wish you all the best.