Understanding copyrights: 5 things new authors should know

Posted on 08/07/2019 at 11:16 AM by Guest Author

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Understanding copyrights is an important part of the business of writing. Discover 5 key facts you should know as a new...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

Should you license exclusive art for your book covers?

Posted on 08/02/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch came to a difficult, expensive conclusion recently. It’s time for her to commission her own...

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Tagged As: Cover design, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

May I quote you? Jane Friedman's guide to fair-use and permissions

Posted on 07/18/2019 at 12:20 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jane Friedman has updated her guide to whether you should seek permission to quote someone else’s content. Check o...

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More thoughts on licensing from Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Posted on 07/15/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch has filed two more installments in her series on rethinking the writing business. If you missed t...

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A primer on copyright

Posted on 06/02/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With all the talk we share of retaining rights and fighting plagiarism, we may have put the cart before the horse. Front...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

Kristine Kathryn Rusch on making informed decisions

Posted on 05/13/2019 at 09:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know you should read the fine print before signing anything. But do you know what you should be looking for in that...

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What writers should know about estate planning

Posted on 05/07/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Few of us want to think about our own mortality, but it’s an unfortunate fact of life. And writers have a particul...

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How to ask for your rights back from a publisher

Posted on 03/28/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In the theme of tasks that you might be putting off, for various reasons, we present Elizabeth S. Craig’s guide to...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

What authors should know about contracts and forming companies

Posted on 02/26/2019 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve stumbled upon a couple of legal-ish advice posts for authors in the past few days, so here’s a quick r...

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Tagged As: Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Jane Friedman, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing

What to learn from the Cristiane Serruya plagiarism scandal

Posted on 02/21/2019 at 10:12 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

None of you authors have to be told “don’t plagiarize.” But what other lessons are there to be learned...

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