Question ?

[roda havet]

I have posted in the past about using quotes from songs of my favorite singer, this one is a little similar to that. Since I've been dealing with my condition there has been a lot of time for thinking. One reason being I had to put all of my writing on hold because it's not always easy to at this time anyway to put my thoughts down on paper. I have been wondering since I haven't gotten permission to use any quotes from the songs, would it be okay to use them as a guide to write something similar that means the same as the song(s) in question? I really like what the song(s) mean but I know that I'm not able to use them. So I thought maybe using it as a guide and write something of my own that is kind of the same but worded different. What is everyone's thoughts? Could really use some guidance on this one. Thanks in advance for the help.

[DrG2]

Can't see any reason why this would be a bad idea.

[roda havet]

[miketom]

[roda havet]

I was thinking that but with the way copyright laws are I wanted to be sure. So I think I'll start working on that before I get back to my book. Thanks everyone.

[James A. Ritchie]

It's not only okay, it's how many, many writers get the ideas for stories.