Month: December 2016

Negotiating Editorial Control in Publishing Contracts

By Matt Knight • December 17, 2016 • Publishing Contract

One of many worrisome areas for writers negotiating publishing contracts is who has final word when editing a manuscript for publication. Publishing agreements define the right to creative control over the manuscript in the editing …

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Fifth Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination

By Adam Mitzner • December 3, 2016 • Legal Scenarios

If you’re a lawyer or a mystery writer (and I’m both), there’s a singular trope that arises again and again: the client is innocent but wrongly accused, the lawyer has the actual murderer on the …

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