Michelle Vranizan Rafter's Best Blogs for Writers

Michelle Rafter ran a list of best blogs for writers on her blog, WordCount. Ignoring for a moment her inclusion of my blog, there's a great list of resources, from the mechanics of writing and editing to the freelance business and corporate writing. It's worth putting on your list.

Reference Sites for Publishing Law

It's good to have some places to learn about publishing law, as that is a vital part of running your writing business. I've just added a couple of links to my "Other Other Sites":

• Ivan Hoffman Hoffman has been in publishing and entertainment law for decades and has a great collection of articles on aspects of contracts, rights, coypright, and doing business. I periodically go in and see what new articles he has listed and catch up on my reading.


• PublishLawyer.com This is another site by an attorney, Daniel N. Steven. It has more of a tutorial feel to it and also has features like the Quick Guide to Book Contract Trouble Spots.

If you're serious about running your writing business, you should be learning as much as you can about contract and publishing law. You don't have to become a lawyer to start improving the way you look after your own interests.