Published on August 20, 2020
legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing

“I would want 20-30 copies for personal use and distribution but I do not want to make it available for sale to the general public. I use real examples from my career and real names…”
Published on August 6, 2020
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, Print on demand, writing scams

Dog Ear Publishing author lost his publisher AND the website HE paid for!
Published on July 23, 2020
harvey randall, legal, libel, write that book, writing career advice

If the court finds that the offending statement constitutes opinion, it is not actionable.
Published on June 18, 2020
author scams, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

I can’t think of a more creative way to entrap someone for copyright infringement. Well, yes I can but I’m not going to give any mean people reading this any ideas…
Published on May 28, 2020
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, self-publishing

WritersWeekly has obtained a copy of an email sent out by Dog Ear Publishing dated May 21, 2020…
Published on May 21, 2020
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Want to go bankrupt from legal fees? Then, by all means, write about celebrities!
Published on May 14, 2020
author scams, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

Never, EVER trust a stranger you meet online.
Published on April 30, 2020
copyrights, legal, writing career advice

Two years ago, my former co-author and someone else attempted to “re-write” our original book. The new edition of the book still contains major swaths of my work…
Published on March 5, 2020
copyrights, legal, self-publishing, writing career advice

I would like to create a book of my favorite poems. Do I need to have express permission?
Published on January 30, 2020
legal, libel, writing career advice, writing scams

“While healthy competition isn’t a bad thing, what happened next was awful. The owner of the website started posting negative reviews about my service online. She has never used my service. As far as I know, she and I are the only ones offering this service. She posts under different names but the claims made and the writing style show it’s the same person…”