Objection! That Courtroom Scene Sucks!
Most of us have seen a courtroom trial, either as a juror in the box or a visitor in the gallery. So we have a good understanding that the majority of what happens during a trial is relatively boring. Why then, if written...
Bankrupt Publishers – What’s an author to do?
Crazy times. Crazy situations. Hopefully you and your family are COVID-19 free, and your sanity is still intact. One blessing from a forced hunker-in-the-bunker reality is that I’m writing a ton. On the flip-side, the COVID-19...
Legal Challenges Of Writing Unauthorized Biographies
Biographies are grouped into two categories: biographies written with the subject’s permission and cooperation, aka authorized biographies, and biographies written without the subject’s permission and cooperation, aka...
Happy Valentine’s Weekend!
You’re one in a million. Toasting to you…with wine (because who wants to keep things bottled up). See you next week for a discussion about the legal challenges of writing unauthorized biographies. Photo Credit:...
Contract Amendments — How to modify an existing contract
Often during the business of writing, a signed contract may require changes because the circumstances around the project have changed too. Maybe a deadline has been extended, or the project scope has broadened. Regardless of the...
Book Covers And Copyrights
A writer this week asked about using preexisting book covers to create a new cover for a book she was publishing. Book cover copyrights are a topic I’m questioned about often. Who owns the book cover art — the artist, the...
Interview Releases — Should You Use One?
Recently, I completed a weekend intensive freelance writing course at UPOD Academy with David Hochman. I met a remarkable group of accomplished writers who have inspired me to write about the legal issues freelance writers and...