Cops And Robbers And Lawyers
I want to thank the esteemed attorneys from Sidebar Saturdays for asking me to join them here. I feel honored, because, you see—I’m not a lawyer. Instead, I spent three decades carrying a badge and …
Prison, Parole, And The Writer
An author from California recently asked a few questions about the parole system for a work-in-progress. Her character was convicted of attempted murder and paroled from a women’s correctional facility in Nevada. For those writers …
Seven Legal Myths About Pen Names
Howard Allen Frances O’Brien, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Erika Leonard, and Joanne Rowling – they all adopted one, maybe even two. No, not children. A nom de plume, more commonly known as a pen name. In …
When Children’s Literature Meets COPPA Compliance
If you are an author of children’s literature (especially middle grade fiction), or hope to be soon, then make sure your marketing efforts are COPPA compliant. What is COPPA? COPPA is the Children’s Online Privacy …