What is copyright? How do I copyright my book? How do I avoid copyright infringement? When should I register the copyright for my manuscript?
World Book and Copyright Day is April 23. In honor of it, I thought I’d answer some frequently asked questions about intellectual property and your books.
Read MoreThe author biography is an important part of your toolkit as a writer. Primarily it shares your existing professional and publication credits with the person reading it, which means it’s something of an appeal to your authority as a good, experienced writer.
If you’re new to the process, let me give you a couple general rules to follow as you craft your author biography. Then I’ll give you more specific rules to follow when it comes to author bios in query letters, submission letters, and as bylines for published articles.
Read MoreIf so, there’s nothing that says you can’t have a successful writing staycation, my term for a homemade writing retreat. In this blog post, we’ll focus on planning and prep work that will help you set yourself up for success so that when you hunker down and put pen to paper, you’ll have smooth sailing from beginning to end.
Read MoreHow can you keep moving your writing career forward when the vast majority of us are practicing social distancing and a coffee date is out of the question? The brunt of your networking in the age of COVID-19 will be through recorded and live video platforms, via email, or over the phone.
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