The Law (In Plain English) for Writers

No writer will want to be without this book.

--Jean M. Auel, author of The Clan of the Cave Bear and other books in The Earths Children series.

Writing is your passion. Making a living with your words is your dream. Taking charge of your business is the key to having it all.

The Law (In Plain English)® for Writers describes how to take advantage of your skills and profit from your work. It looks at the business of being a writer and explains how to succeed in every area affecting a writers livelihood. Learn all the essential details of:

Submissions

Permissions

Freedom of Information Requests

Book and Magazine Contracts

Taxes

Royalties

Copyright Ownership

Dispute Resolution

The ability to work with others is another crucial component in a writers business. Agents, collaborators and editors can take your work to the next level--discover how to make these relationships work. Designers, illustrators and photographers may be critical to making your writing come alive--use employment and copyright laws to protect yourself. Vanity presses, print-on-demand presses and self-publishing may be your ticket to bigger and better projects--find what you need to know about these alternatives.

For every writer--whether first-time author, seasoned freelancer or professional journalist-- The Law (In Plain English)® for Writers unveils the mysteries of getting published.