(Snake-shaped stone wall in the woods of New England)
"Hi Tim," writes David Brody, "I stumbled
onto your site while looking for images of serpent stone walls. Jackpot here! I
am a novelist, and in my current story the characters find a snake-shaped stone
wall in the woods of New England. I was hoping to include an image in the
story. Any chance you'd be willing to share one of these, for attribution plus
a free copy of the book? You can reach out to me directly at
dsbrody@comcast.net . Thanks."
"David: I found a whole bunch of comments I hadn't seen
before this morning, yours among them. I have no idea how long ago you asked me
about using an image of mine.
I'd have to know more about your novel, and which cultural
group of people you attribute a snake -shaped stone wall to. I personally feel
that Indigenous People - Native Americans/Indians - are solely responsible for
the creation of the petroforms and definitely would not sanction the use of one
of my photos/drawings to support any of those other ideas I all too often hear
- Aliens and Atlanteans, Celts and Phoenicians etc." - Tim
"Thanks for replying, Tim.
Honestly, I don’t recall
exactly what my request related to, and the book came out a couple of months
ago, so you can disregard." – Dave
So I rest assured that no image of mine was actually used without my permission in this recent book.
Thanks Dave!!
Honestly, I didn't recall that I had read about Brody here before:
About the Author:
"David S. Brody is a Boston Globe bestselling fiction writer
and author of 10 novels. His children call him a "rock nerd" because
of the time he spends studying ancient stone structures which he believes
evidence pre-Columbus exploration of America. A graduate of Tufts University
and Georgetown Law School, he has appeared as a guest expert on documentaries
airing on History Channel, Travel Channel, PBS and Discovery Channel, and has
been a featured guest on the Coast to Coast AM radio program. The first 6 books
in his "Templars in America" series have been Amazon Kindle Top 10
Bestsellers." Amazon
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