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Courtroom
Courtroom

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...

  • Matt Knight
  • 13th Feb '21
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Publishing Contract
Publishing Contract

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...

  • Matt Knight
  • 28th Mar '20
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Biographies
Biographies

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...

  • Matt Knight
  • 29th Feb '20
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Holiday
Holiday

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:...

  • Matt Knight
  • 13th Feb '20
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Contract Amendments
Contract Amendments

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...

  • Matt Knight
  • 1st Feb '20
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Book Covers
Book Covers

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...

  • Matt Knight
  • 18th Jan '20
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Interview Releases
Interview Releases

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...

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  • 4th Jan '20
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