SFWA offers a free literary estate planning kit

Posted on 11/29/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most humans don’t like to think about death, nor do many of us take a proactive approach to planning for...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

Attorney: Don't delay on registering your book's copyright

Posted on 10/28/2020 at 11:10 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors know it’s wise to register their works for copyright. And they probably assumed it’s better to do it sooner...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Jane Friedman, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Authors, don't just write off the idea of a Kickstarter

Posted on 07/30/2020 at 04:01 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kris Rusch’s previous posts about Kickstarters and the writing business have inspired a lot of action. Some writers have signed...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

New copyright rule allows authors to register up to 50 short works for 1 fee

Posted on 07/28/2020 at 11:29 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Great news today for authors: they can officially register fifty short textual works published online for a flat, single fee...

Categories: Behind the scenes

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

Legal and creative issues to consider if you find a co-author

Posted on 07/08/2020 at 12:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Passive Guy came upon a post touting the benefits of partnering with another writer. The post also mentioned a...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, The business of writing, The Passive Voice, Writing advice

The difference between copyright-free and royalty-free

Posted on 07/06/2020 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Do you understand the difference between copyright-free and royalty-free? Plagiarism Today explains each in detail so that if you’re using...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Don't let an agent just sit on your money

Posted on 07/02/2020 at 10:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We know that not every author uses a literary agent nowadays, so perhaps reading Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s latest post about...

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

Ask your publisher these questions before signing a contract

Posted on 06/08/2020 at 11:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What can all authors learn from the #PublishingPaidMe hashtag on Twitter, beyond the disparity in advances? The importance of asking...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Jane Friedman, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Publishing

Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Licensing in the time of COVID-19

Posted on 06/02/2020 at 10:39 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch is our go-to source on contract and licensing advice. For a long time, most of her posts...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese

Victoria Strauss: Be careful before signing a contract

Posted on 06/01/2020 at 11:33 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Victoria Strauss has refreshed an older article about how authors should evaluate any potential contracts before signing them. Check out...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Writer Beware