Let’s welcome back Laurel Osterkamp as she shares with us “5 Tips I’ve Learned from Writing My Romance Novel.” Enjoy! *** I feel like there’s a stigma attached to writing romance novels, and I’m...
by Beth Barany · Published September 21, 2022 · Last modified October 29, 2025
How To Write The Future podcast Click Here to sign up for your World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers “From the moment your character appears on page one and all the way to the...
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by Guest Contributor · Published April 26, 2022 · Last modified November 3, 2022
Transgressive fiction is a quirky niche genre featuring characters, constricted by society’s norms, who do what they want anyway.
Kelley Way defines the difference between copyright and trademark and how to correctly apply them to authors’ creative work.
Who owns the copyright when you are hired to work for another person or company? It can be complicated, yet you can navigate this intellectual property issue. Let’s discuss the Work for Hire Doctrine with literary and estate lawyer, Kelley Way.
by Guest Contributor · Published January 5, 2021 · Last modified November 3, 2022
Enjoy this Q&A with Holly Shaw, performer, coach, and author the newly released, Making Art In the Middle of Madness.
You may wonder what kind of copyrighted material you can use in your promotions. Dive into what is fair use and do’s and don’t’s for fair use in business by literary and estate attorney, and writer, Kelley Way.
Do you need a waiver to post photos or videos of other people? Explore the right of privacy in the digital age with literary and estate lawyer, Kelley Way.
Please welcome guest columnist Kit Sun Cheah to our Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. Enjoy!
Use these questions to help you spot a book professional, a book shepherd, and make a good choice, by Mary Neighbour.
As part of my wrap up for 2018, I want to thank all my Writer’s Fun Zone guest writers for past year. Thank you! Thank you for your sharing your passion with us! I’ve...
Today we welcome a new guest writer to Writer’s Fun Zone, Jordan Rosenfeld who is stopping by to chat with us today about “Staying Persistent on the Tumultuous Road to Publication.” Enjoy!
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