At least, that's the short version of the answer. The slightly longer version of the answer would be: how long has the original author or speaker been dead? This has come up a few times when I wanted to quote more than just the title of a song or poem. The rough rule of thumb... Continue Reading →
Copyright Links Post
As promised, this is a link-post. I can guarantee that the links all worked, as of yesterday. However, not all of them go to equally usable sites. Some are more general IP, others are specific. I tried to avoid any that are so specific that you might not need them (i.e. things along the lines... Continue Reading →
It is No Longer the “Normal World” of Publishing
Anyone who has been reading this blog for long knows publishing isn't what it used to be. No matter how hard traditional publishers, especially the Big 5, try to hold out, things have changed. One of the most obvious indications of that change is that it is now the Big 5 instead of the Big... Continue Reading →
Law and the Writer
Last week a young writer who is also a lawyer was on blog tour, and I have asked her if she wouldn't mind stopping by the comments today to answer some questions. The usual disclaimers apply: although she is a lawyer, she is not your lawyer, and nothing you read in the post or comments... Continue Reading →
And the World Keeps Turning
I'm going to start this post with an admission. This isn't the post I want to write. The post I want to write would set the interwebs on virtual fire because I am so frigging tired of seeing people I care about attacked and, in some cases, slandered simply because they aren't spewing the... Continue Reading →