What is Defamation?

By Helen Sedwick In 1979, Penthouse Magazine carried a humor piece about a Miss Wyoming whose talent performance involved a sex act that caused a man’s entire body to levitate off the floor, all while she twirled her baton. The real Miss Wyoming, Kimerli Pring, sued,...

Should Writers Incorporate?

By Helen Sedwick Writers frequently ask me whether they should incorporate or form an LLC (short for limited liability company) for their writing, blogging, and self-publishing businesses. They have heard that forming a corporation or LLC will protect their personal...

How to Spot a Rights Grab

By Helen Sedwick Writers see the warnings all the time. Watch out for rights grabs, those contracts that transfer all rights to the writer’s work to some less-than-reputable publisher or self-publishing company. Without realizing it, the writer has given away the...