Self-Published Authors: What You Should Know About Copyright and Plagiarism

The pressure to publish can be overwhelming. Whether it is information you want to provide, an edge on the market to discuss a topic that is trending, or to finally write that novel that has always been itching to get out. But in all cases, with self-publishing being as accessible as your laptop, safeguarding your own words, thoughts and ideas is troubling.

Before the dawn of the instant access with the Internet, writers (students and professionals) have been “borrowing”, paraphrasing and eve...