It’s inevitable: if you’re writing non-fiction, at some point you need to consider the law. How much you need to consider it varies widely depending on your genre and the scope of your manuscript – but there are some things to keep in mind. Caveat: I am NOT an attorney; I’m only trying to point out some possible legal issues surrounding your non-fiction book. In fact, this edition will be a bit shorter, as I’m going to defer to the experts I will be linking [...]

You know the saying “a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client”? A similar thing can be said here: a writer who edits himself has a fool for an author. (Or something…needs…editing!) Anyway – there are many kinds of editors: from the acquisition editor, who signs you… the executive editor, who manages the project; the content editor, who makes the book work; the copy editor, who makes the grammar work; and the proofreader, who catches the mistakes no one else noticed. I [...]