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JUST BECAUSE THE STOLEN ITEM IS ELECTRONIC DOESN’T MAKE THE THEFT ANY LESS SEVERE! IN THE U.K., COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CAN LEAD TO LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCE!

U.K. Government Mulls Lengthening Maximum Sentence for Piracy to a Decade “The increased penalties form part of a consultation to tackle commercial-scale digital piracy and, if enforced, will bring jail terms for online copyright infringement level with those for infringement of physical goods for large-scale financial gain, which already carries a maximum custodial sentence of […]

PROVIDING BLURBS TO A PUBLISHER CAN CAUSE FUTURE PROBLEMS…

Publisher plans no future editions of Cosby bio, pulls celebrity blurbs from web pages “Earlier Wednesday, Simon & Schuster told the AP that because of “recent events” it had pulled blurbs from Billy Crystal, Mary Tyler Moore and other celebrities from dedicated web pages on Amazon, Barnes & Noble.com and other retailers. Goldstein said that […]

Happy Author of 7 BookLocker Books

Happy Author of 7 BookLocker Books

Angela, I just received the proof copy of WINTER’S VERDICT! It looks GREAT!! Thank you so much for once again helping to make my dream continue to come true! I cannot thank you enough for having BookLocker. Whatever propelled you to start this company, I am grateful. You guys put out a terrific product, and […]

Writing Jobs For 7/15/15

Freelance Proofreaders – for assignments ProofreadingServices.com Freelance Science Editor TCI Freelance Knowledge Translator / Medical Writer Trusted Therapies Freelance Digital Web, Entertainment, and Technology Exec. Assistant executive Freelance News Media Script Writer – Pays $15/hour. Opposing Views Freelance Research Assistant/ Writer – to assist with climate/finance book. Pays $20/hour. author Four (4) Freelance Writers / […]

I Will **NOT** Be Sweating This Weekend!

I Will **NOT** Be Sweating This Weekend!

Who wants to go outside and get all hot and sweaty when you can join us for the fun and exciting WritersWeekly Summer, 2015 24-Hour Short Story Contest?! I’ll be sitting right here in the air conditioning all weekend, answering questions, offering encouragement, and waiting breathlessly for the first stories to come in so I can read them!

Last Chance to Sign Up for the Summer 24-Hour Short Story Contest! By Angela Hoy

This Saturday, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Central Time, the topic of the WritersWeekly Summer, 2015 24-Hour Short Story Contest will be sent via email to all registered participants, as well as posted to the WritersWeekly.com website. Participants must sign up before start-time. Since only 500 writers may participate, we encourage them to sign up early […]