Published on July 29, 2015
New evidence should free ‘Happy Birthday’ from copyright: lawyers “Lawyers suing Warner Chappell Music over the right to use Happy Birthday To You in a documentary about the song found a key piece of evidence in documents owned by Warner itself which appears to show the existing 1935 copyright is invalid…”
Published on July 29, 2015
I have been out of state for a while, but wanted to send you a ‘Thank you’ for the Spring Contest.
Published on July 22, 2015
welcomes new writers
“News, information, and analysis for local healthcare professionals.” Welcomes new writers. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within four months of acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts some reprints. Responds within two weeks.
Published on July 22, 2015
legal
Someone gave an author my photographs, and claimed that they belonged to them. The author then used my photos in their book. Who do I contact regarding copyright infringement?
Published on July 22, 2015
Not all of us who make a living freelance writing do so exclusively, including myself. Yet those traditional jobs can also be a golden opportunity to utilize the skills you’ve learned while freelancing.
Published on July 22, 2015
Freelance Contributing Editor/Youth Mentor – near Los Angeles, CA. Pays $20-$22/hour. Boyle Heights Beat Freelance Writer – commerce and gadgets The Cheat Sheet Freelance Restaurant Critic / Food Reporter Phoenix New Times Freelance Financial Writer Fund Pro Latin America Freelance Copywriter and Editor – to review a film synopsis Tribeca Shortlist Freelance Health/Recipe Writer – […]
Published on July 22, 2015
Remember when you were a kid and summer camp meant canoeing, campfires with marshmallows, and raiding other cabins after dark? Well, no more! This summer, Max attended underwater robotics camp. Mason has attended dinosaur camp, fishing camp (they didn’t catch anything but he made some beautiful fish crafts, and learned about tides and such), and, his absolute favorite, CSI camp!
Published on July 22, 2015
writing career advice
“We’ll have a check for you tomorrow,” the editor told me. The next day, I returned to the newspaper’s office only to find the office completely vacated.
Published on July 22, 2015
writing career advice
You know, there are all types of people out there. Sane (and not), stable (and not), polite (and not), professional (and not)…and then there are folks like the one below. I receive queries from writers every single day and I must, in turn, send rejections to writers every single day. I can’t possibly publish everyone. […]
Published on July 22, 2015
Feds spend $125,000 studying sexist adjectives “‘For example, in a masculine work domain where women are stereotyped as less competent, ‘good’ for a woman may mean something objectively less good than ‘good’ for a man,’ it said.”