Published on October 15, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal

A few years ago, a felon contacted us. He wanted to publish a book about how he’d been muted by the media, gagged by the government, screwed by the sheriff, discredited by the district attorney (sorry – I was running out of synonyms…), etc. Unfortunately, we receive those types of letters all the time. We […]
Published on September 20, 2021
ghostwriting, legal, self-publishing

“A woman wants me to ghostwrite a book about her abusive childhood? This makes me nervous. Could I be sued?”
Published on August 26, 2021
author scams, copyrights, legal, traditional publishing

Her co-author wants to exclude her entirely.
Published on August 19, 2021
Book Reviews, legal, storytelling

Frustrated, and with my eyes at the crossing pint, I grabbed my tablet, and turned on Netflix. On occasion, I enjoy listening to documentaries and movies when I’m doing boring tasks. And, I found one humdinger of a documentary!!
Published on July 22, 2021
author, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

Are you collecting sales tax when you sell your books?
Published on July 1, 2021
copyrights, harvey randall, legal, writing career advice

You can register your copyrightable website content with the United States Copyright Office.
Published on July 1, 2021
author, legal, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice

“My book contains speeches by others that have grammatical errors. What do I do?”
Published on July 1, 2021
author, author scams, book marketing, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

When you lie to a business associate, a neighbor, family member, or anyone in the adult world, real life consequences can ensue…
Published on June 11, 2021
author scams, copyrights, legal, writing scams

We received the following FAKE copyright infringement accusation this week via email…
Published on May 6, 2021
author, legal, libel, self-publishing, writing career advice

We’ve heard of family members suing authors for what was written, even when names were changed.