Take it a step further. What if people start cancelling authors and publishers after they were triggered by something in a book? Think that’s impossible? Take it further still. What if authors and publishers start getting sued for not publishing trigger warnings, or the right trigger warnings? Think that won’t happen? Look around you!
“My lawyer says I can’t be sued because everything in my book is true.”
I’m always shocked when I hear this…
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…
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…
It’s pretty pathetic when a company is happy to take hundreds or thousands of dollars from you, knowing all the while that YOU might get sued some day for something you included in your book…
When you lie to a business associate, a neighbor, family member, or anyone in the adult world, real life consequences can ensue…
We’ve heard of family members suing authors for what was written, even when names were changed.
Some bloggers are News Rewriters and they, too, can be held liable if they distribute incorrect information (libel, defamation, and invasion of privacy)…
Can I publish somebody else’s old journal/diary?
“I’ve written a book that contains lots of stories about people I’ve know. A friend told me to set up an LLC and then can’t get sued. Is this true?”
