Adventures in copyright

Mina V. Esguerra has this handy guide up on Wattpad, Advice for Writers, that I think any writer, published or not, mainstream or indie, should read. She’s posted a lot about copyright both on Wattpad and on her Facebook account, and a lot of it makes sense. Lots of young writers being approached by mainstream publishers have questions on copyright too, so I wanted to share my experience and what I’ve learned.

My first chick lit book was published by a mainstream published in 2006. I was just...