Published on January 27, 2022
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel
MORE: The feds are hiring writers to create future court testimony for government officials; The latest books that are victims of cancel culture; Ha ha ha! Actress’ fans sue for $5M because she was cut from a movie; CNN says Sarah Palin vs. New York Times trial will be “excruciating” for the paper; Amazon driver faces off with a bear!; ABBA settles lawsuit with stupid band that used their name; NYC professors sue over “anti-Semitic” Union; Author commits suicide after pedophilia accusations and then people burned his books at his grave; and Major booksellers accused of selling anti-Semitic book that was plagiarized from other sources.
Published on January 27, 2022
author, book marketing, legal, storytelling, writing career advice
Should I make up a fictitious hospital name for use in my novel? Yes. Read why.
Published on January 21, 2022
amazon, author scams, copyrights, legal, libel
MORE: NPR accused of reporting false story about Supreme Court; Musicians are earning millions selling their music catalogs; A political tome about American elites helping China contains 1,093 endnotes and NO unnamed sources; How to detect manipulative reporting; Former NY Post editor-in-chief sued; Be careful when posting links with embedded images!; Peruvian court convicts author AND publisher; Family of Amazon delivery driver sues after tornado death at warehouse; Should publishers be forced to sell ebooks to libraries?; and Authors win millions from ebook pirate…but may never collect.
Published on January 15, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
A book you’ll be publishing for the masses is NOT the place to settle a score, even if you think you’re doing it anonymously…
Published on January 13, 2022
Censorship, Journalism, legal, libel
MORE: Worship leader and author claims Harper Collins terminated his contract over political views; Atlantic sued for $1M over viral retraction; Drag queen story hour AT CHURCH; Should social media companies be liable for radicals’ behavior on their platforms?; NPR is unrecognizable; and Neo-Nazi leader guilty of intimidating Jews and journalists
Published on January 8, 2022
legal, libel
Unfortunately, she can’t publish the book as-is because it comes with a great deal of legal liability. Here was my response to her…
Published on January 7, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Print book sales stay at historic highs!; Free speech is dead in Hong Kong; Actor Chris Tucker turned down $10M movie roll to set a good example; Mainstream media crumbling because people just don’t trust them anymore; National Geographic and author Kara Cooney may be in the crosshairs of Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys; and Vanity Fair reporter regrets not publishing Jeffrey Epstein story.
Published on December 31, 2021
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Parent “corrects” teacher’s union letter that was riddled with errors; Markle receives public apology after paper published her personal letter; Two states want to FORCE publishers to offer their ebooks to libraries; Americans avoiding news outlets that have turned into propaganda machines; Dan Brown settles lawsuit brought by ex-wife; Hong Kong police arrest newspaper staff; BBC admits that interviewing Alan Dershowitz was a mistake; Mainstream media’s top 10 missteps of 2021; Oklahoma bill will allow parents to have s*xually explicit books removed from school libraries; and Minnesota school board to pay all non-white teachers more money.
Published on December 23, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel, social media
MORE: Chef’s response to travel writer’s bad review goes viral; Photojournalist sues to block subpoena; Fortune magazine story may help send businesswoman to prison; Money-hungry Amazon deleted reviews criticizing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s book; Amazon workers stage walk-out over treatment and wages; Amazon driver told she’d be fired if she heeded tornado warning; Wife of French president sues over posts saying she’s a dude; China is influencing and FOOLING Americans with fake social media posts; HILARIOUS parody posted by a publisher; and Harper Collins settles lawsuit
Published on December 14, 2021
author, author scams, legal, writing career advice
She didn’t yet know who to leave her intellectual property to but that she knew who NOT to leave it to.
