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Z-Library Ebook site busted by the FBI – In The News – 11/17/2022
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Muslim Parents Protest School Board Over LGBTQ Books Being Given to Children – In The News – 10/13/2022
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Photographer Has Sued 20 Times After Celebs Used His Photos of Them – In The News – 09-30-2022
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A JERK Tries to Sell Me Scanned (Illegal) Copies of Books, and Ends Up Looking Like a Fool!
You don’t want to miss this one!!!
“Can I use the names of airlines and cars in my novel?”
Can you use real airline names in your work? It depends.
Galileo Manuscript, Hailed as a Treasure by the University of Michigan Library, is FAKE – In The News – 08/25/2022
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In Just One Month, Three Amazon Employees in NJ Died at Work – In The News – 08/19/2022
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AUTHORS: Take Some Advice from a Do-It-Yourselfer… Know What You CAN’T Do Yourself – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor
I’ve learned to do a lot of things for myself. It’s not just about saving money, although that’s a big bonus. It’s more about the satisfaction I get from being as self-sufficient as I can be. But, that pride must be tempered with a humility that allows me to accept my limitations. There are some things that I simply don’t have enough knowledge or skill to accomplish…
Is This New York Times Real Estate Writer SQUATTING? – In The News – 08/05/2022
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