title: Literary Law Guide for Authors: Copyrights, Trademarks and Contracts in Plain Language
author: Tonya Marie Evans
description: "Covers every phase of the writing and publishing process . . . with clarity and reader-friendliness. Great tool for every writer." -- <i>Marilyn Ross, cofounder of SPAN and coauthor of Complete Guide to Self-Publishing and Jump Start Your Book Sales</i><br /><br />"The most often asked questions I receive from authors involve the publishing contract. Now I direct them to [this book]." -- <i>Max Rodriguez, Publisher/Editor of QBR The Black Book Review</i><br /><br />"Timely, well-written, and authoritative . . . I highly recommend this book." -- <i>Dan Poynter, Author of The Self-Publishing Manual</i>
zlib_text: **Contents**
  
    
  
  Copyright
  
  CHAPTER ONE
  
  CHAPTER TWO
  
  CHAPTER THREE
  
  CHAPTER FOUR
  
  CHAPTER FIVE
  
  CHAPTER SIX
  
  CHAPTER SEVEN
  
  CHAPTER EIGHT
  
  CHAPTER NINE
  
  CHAPTER TEN
  
  CHAPTER ELEVEN
  
  CHAPTER TWELVE
  
  CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  
  CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  
  CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  
  CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  
  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  
  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  
  CHAPTER NINETEEN
  
  Epilogue
  
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  Edited by Zee Monodee (Divas at Work Editing)
  
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  CHAPTER ONE
  
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  _London, 1817_
  
  Clenching