Alrighty. So. If you want to publish a book, you need an International Standard Book Number, a little doohickey like this: This little beauty will have to be on the cover of your book somewhere. It's required if you want to sell and distribute your books (or any written publication, really, although there are some exceptions). They're free in Canada, after you've registered with ISBN Canada, and you will use them when you put your book on Amazon or into bookstores, etc. But w

Today, I submitted my email to register for a free guide to copyrights - in Canada (sorry guys, I live in Canada - for those of you from elsewhere, things could be slightly different). The BDC site tells me you register for copyright for these 4 reasons: 1.Registering a Copyright will create a public record showing you as the owner. 2.Registered Copyright will become the evidence you need to prove your ownership. 3.You can license your work and charge fees for the use of your

From a very young age, my list of want-to-be's went something like this: 1. Author 1. Film writer/director << tied for first 2. Traditional animator (then came Pixar, dream-ruiner) 3. Comic book artist I bailed pretty early on the animator and comic-book routes simply because, after attempting my own comics and animations, I realized how much work drawing full-time is. But here's the thing. I don't think I ever got over the hump. Turns out you do actually sp

Most writers hope to one day be published. As a friend of mine said: 'everyone's a writer, but to be an author you have to put your work out there for people to see.' So how do you get published? I don't know the definitive answer, but I know this: short stories help increase your exposure and lend you credibility as a writer. And I didn't figure this out on my own; recently a friend of mine (accomplished writer and bookworm) suggested I write some short stories and submit th