Some think fair use is a magic bullet that will defend them against all lawsuits. Others are confused and want to know more about what fair use is and how it works. Join us for frequently asked questions and answers by literary lawyer, Kelley Way.
On Creativity and the Expanding Reality Paradigm, Interview with Jeri Lawson Enjoy this Author Q&A with Jeri Lawson, Author of A BUSINESS OF HEALING with Beth Barany. We discussed creativity and the expanding reality...
by Beth Barany · Published September 17, 2020 · Last modified September 24, 2020
How committed are you to your creative process? A question I ask in this post for creative writers. *** I thought today I’d share about why I write to you every week. I started...
To blog as a novelist: what to blog about and more. The adventures, tips, benefits, and challenges of sci-fi romance author, Keri Kruspe. With lots of resources if you want to start blogging.
This post is about the expanding paradigm. Our world is changing, there is no doubt about that. I acknowledge and bow to all the pain and suffering happening in the world. There is also...
Do you ever wonder if your to-do list is ever going to be done? Do you catch yourself saying, “Someday…” and then go right back to your daily hustle? If your answers are yes,...
It’s the end of the summer and the rough draft phase in the development of my novel. It’s also the beginning of rewrites, revisions, and serious editing. And getting a bird’s eye view of the story.
Authors often discuss the Muse. We court her, coax her, ask for her blessing. What we forget to mention is the wild ride. What would you do if you only had the time?
The other day I played hooky. Actually, I daydreamed; I rested; I fed the well. I watched 4 episodes in a row of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow; read just one more chapter of the...
Please welcome Mary Smathers to our Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. Enjoy!
This post is about: moving through hopelessness and impossibility in you writing, four things before breakfast. Beyond the hopelessness we may feel about what’s happening in the real world (and I feel it,) there...
Confused about copyright rules and fair use for Internet content? Then discover some do’s and don’ts by estate and literary lawyer, Kelley Way.
This post is about principles on how to revise for your reader’s experience. I’m staring at my WIP—work in progress. It’s final edits time. Fish or cut bait. It’s time to make all those...
One indie author shares her unrealistic expectations about achieving success, so we can all learn from her mistakes. She also shares an important tip she’s recently learned.
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