On Saturday, I attended a brief workshop on legal issues for writers, sponsored by CityLit and the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (MDVLA). The speakers were Cynthia Sanders, president of MDVLA and agent/attorney Laura Strachan. Here are some of the highlights of the informative presentation/discussion: If you use copyrighted material in your work, you […]
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So, as the avid Trek fan that I am, I went to see JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek: Into Darkness yesterday. So, I thought I’d give my thoughts on it. Mild spoilers included and one major thing at the end. The Good The first hour is absolutely awesome. It is everything anyone who has ever
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Getting ready for my weekend, which I call epic for several reasons. First up, the family and I are going to a sneak preview of Epic at 10 am on Saturday. From there, I’m going to streak off to a workshop in Baltimore on legal issues for writers offered by the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for
In a recent blog, I wondered why people felt it was so easy to write a book. I now know the answer. Because even a child can do it! Saw these two book covers (in the $1 bin, of course), when I was at Target the yesterday, and I just had to take a picture
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I live in Maryland, and the motto of the University of Maryland is “fear the turtle.” It’s the most clever thing you can do when your mascot is a Terrapin (the state turtle). Don’t sleep on the turtle, peeps; they’re vicious. I feel like we need some type of saying like that for writers, too.
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Well, first up, I do not need an editor for the headline, as I am not referring to Julius Caesar. I am actually referring to a wonderful editor I had, by the name of Ceaser Williams. I was thinking about Ceaser and the importance of editing after reading a blog post about self published writers
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