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CC0. Photo by Nathan Riley on Unsplash. Research is hard when you don't have opposable thumbs. Hi pals. This is your auntie librarian, here. A while ago I asked if any writers wanted guidance on finding free - and most importantly, legal - access to academic research online. About 190+ respondents said yes. So belatedly,… Continue reading Hey, writers! Get academic research for free – without breaking the law
I read the tweet below from @AuthorCCallahn and thought, ah copyright law. My old nemesis. Friendly reminder that all art/images belong to their owners. If you aren't buying the rights, you probably can't use it.That means any aesthetics you make using pictures from google images/pinterest/etc. are stolen work and you can be sued for it.… Continue reading Finding free images for book aesthetics (or, how not to piss off the copyright beast)
I'm just going to put these here. The announcement from Publisher's Weekly. The acquisition announcement by Orbit. The deal announcement from my agent, on her blog Scribbles & Wanderlust. Knowing your debut is going to be out in the world is really amazing, but also somewhat scary. Having the actual announcements on your screen, in… Continue reading Publishing Announcements
