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Safeguard Your Creative Ideas: How to Legally Protect Your Unpublished Work

You work hard as a self-published author, developing your creative ideas and eventually sharing them with the world. You might want to protect your work as you go. Here’s everything you need to know about safeguarding your unpublished literary works.

How Does Intellectual Property and Copyright Work for Self-Published Authors?

Technically, a self-published work is copyrighted by law when it exists in a physical form. For instance, when you write or type your story on paper, you don’t need to do anything else to protect it.

Copyright protection of intellectual property applies to books, essays, blogs, poetry and articles — […]

2024-09-26T17:52:55+02:00September 25th, 2024|Categories: Member Blog|

An Interview with Karl Wegener: Author of Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies

Karl WegenerKarl Wegener is a former Russian linguist, intelligence analyst, and interrogator who served in the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force Reserve, and within the Intelligence Community during the Cold War. He currently lives in Delaware with his wife and two dogs.

Tell us about your book.

My latest novel, Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies is set in Poland in 1948. It is inspired by the true events of Poland’s anti-communist insurgency, the Cambridge Five Spy Scandal, and a covert MI6 operation which attempted to roll back communism to the borders of the USSR.

Former SOE operative Luba Haas […]

2024-09-10T13:33:22+02:00September 10th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Logan Fret: Author of Where’s Our Purple Heart

Logan FretLogan Fret is a relatively new author, with only 5 works published. A musician by trade, he spent a great deal of his time reading in hotel rooms between shows. One winter when he was putting his motorcycle away for the year, he searched for books related to motorcycles and motorcycle clubs. With nothing to read, he decided to write a book himself. After completing 4 books in the Three Rings series, he tried his hand at the horror genre with Until It Rings. Since releasing those books, Logan took time to work on a book that deals with […]

2024-08-27T08:32:35+02:00August 27th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

6 Disability-Inclusive Book Design Tips to Better Accommodate Your Readers

DesignerlyAs an author, you want your books to be accessible to a wide range of readers, including those with various disabilities. Making a few small changes can help those with dyslexia, visual impairments and neurodivergence. Here are some tips to make sure your book designs are disability-inclusive.

1. Start With Contrast

All people see things a bit differently, but some have visual impairments that can make reading your book or viewing your cover more challenging. Using high contrast between the background and your text is a good practice regardless of who is reading your work. Follow the Web Content Accessibility […]

2024-08-05T15:30:40+02:00August 5th, 2024|Categories: Member Blog|

An Interview with Frank Dravis: Author of The Citadel

Frank DravisAn author with a flair for era-blending science fiction, Frank lives along the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, where he writes the Dianis, A World In Turmoil chronicles. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and spent six years in the US Navy. His love of the sea is reflected in chronicles, a love he has shared with his wife and two daughters.

He has two degrees, a Bachelor of Computer Science and a Master of Business Administration. His careers include writer, software engineer, marketing executive, and chief information officer. Over twenty years his writing has tread many paths, from blogging, industry […]

2024-08-05T12:52:42+02:00August 5th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with K.M. Krenik: Author of Danger Lies Within

K.M. Krenik

It all started with a song.

Before K.M. fell in love with writing stories, she was singing them. For most of her life, she worked on the craft of songwriting for herself and other artists. She has a background in performing, and for many years she couldn’t sit still long enough to commit to writing novels. In her late thirties, while pregnant with her fourth child, was when writing non-fiction and novels became the outlet for Kim to find clarity in the midst of chaos.

​Agatha Christie, John Dickson Carr, Jane Austen, Rhys Bowen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and C.S. […]

2024-07-26T15:48:47+02:00July 26th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Douglas L. Thomas: Author of The Incompetent Hero

Douglas L. ThomasDouglas L. Thomas was born and raised in Richmond, VA where he now lives with his energetic dog, Max.

He’s traveled around the world and visited many places, meeting all kinds of people along the way. His travels stoked a sense of adventure in him that led him to enjoy adventure novels filled with quests and intrigue. With his love of science fiction and fantasy fueling his desire for other worldly adventures, he finally decided to start writing his own books.

Tell us about your book.

An advanced super soldier is summoned to a world at war against a demon […]

2024-06-21T12:53:47+02:00June 21st, 2024|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Bob Ashley: Co-Author of A Photographic History of Snakebite Treatments

Bob AshleyBob Ashley is a herpetologist, serial entrepreneur, and museum director. He has a lifelong passion for reptiles and amphibians, beginning with a childhood fascination with the local turtles and snakes in his home state of Michigan. He’s turned that passion into a multifaceted career with a theme of advocacy and education. Bob founded ECO Wear and Publishing nearly thirty years ago, a company that offers natural-world-themed apparel, art, and books. He’s published more than 40 books on reptiles and amphibian natural history.

Bob is also co-founder of the North American Reptile Breeders Conference and Trade Shows with partner Brian Potter […]

2024-06-11T17:44:10+02:00June 11th, 2024|Categories: Interviews|
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