Matt Knight is a San Francisco-based writer and intellectual property lawyer. His writing crosses two genres: near-future fiction that explores the misuse of modern technology, and women’s fiction focused on love, crisis, and personal growth. He holds a BS in pre-med from Pfeiffer University, an MS in biochemistry from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and a JD from the University of Houston Law School. Various careers seasoned his life in North Carolina and Texas – chemist for the EPA, researcher of urinary bladder cancer, editor of the Houston Law Review, and clerk for the Civil District Court of Texas – before culminating in a fifteen-year career in California as a biotech patent litigator specializing in genetic engineering. His publications have appeared in the New York Times, Independent Book Publisher Association Magazine,  Houston Law Review, and San Diego Union-Tribune. Matt’s GPS coördinates are split between San Francisco and Maui. When he finds snippets of spare time, you can pinpoint him swimming laps, surfing waves, painting a canvas, or unleashing his inner Julia Child.
Read more about his books at www.mattknightbooks.com.
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When it comes to self-publishing a book, there are three things that help protect and identify your book in the market place — Copyrights, ISBNs, and LCCNs.  Here is the lowdown every writer needs to know on these important elements,
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One of the most common questions I hear when fellow writers learn I am an intellectual property lawyer is whether or not they can use trademarks in their fiction. When the anesthesiologist murders his wife,
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My recent article about forming your own self-publishing imprint generated a few questions about what business entity would serve writers best when creating their imprints: a sole-proprietorship, a limited liability company (LLC), or a Subchapter S
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