This is another one of those things that crop up all the time on writer’s forums: help, I don’t dare to post/critique/ask for beta reads of my book because I’m afraid that it will be stolen.
Don’t worry, I’m here to lay rest to that fear. But first, some honesty: yes, books get stolen.
Hemingway had a suitcase with his manuscripts in it stolen in the 1920’s…
But in all seriousness, it doesn’t happen unless you’re famous, and even then it’s very, very rare. (more…)