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  1. TereMichaels

    Business You Can’t Copyright Tropes: But You Can Make Them Your Own with Tere Michaels

    Tropes are both the building blocks of our writing and the magical potion that can take “been there, read that” to “omgincomprehensablewordsofhappy.” How do we take something that’s been done before and make it our own? First, we need to work out why certain tropes attract readers and what...
  2. LC Hayden

    Business Copyright and the Rights the Author Must Keep with L.C. Hayden

    If you want to use a song lyric as part of your novel, can you do it without getting into trouble? How about if you found a picture on the Internet and it’s perfect? It illustrates exactly the points you’re making on your novel. Should you use it? What about using brand names? Are they safe to...