Writing Project Archive

The Writer’s Legal GPS

An essential tool for writers, agents, editors, and publishers who want to understand the legal risks and rights associated with publishing.

Overwhelmed by the copyright and trademark arena? Scratching your head over obscure clauses in legal contracts? Anxious about piracy and plagiarism? Through his popular Sidebar Saturdays blog, novelist, freelance writer, and intellectual property attorney Matt Knight has helped countless creatives navigate the legal challenges of the publishing world. Now, he’ll help you avert complicated legal matters so your publishing endeavors soar towards success.

The Gene Pool (Book 1 of The Residuum Trilogy)

Atman Pryce thought his gene therapy would change the course of human evolution for the better. Until something strange happened with the chimps. Something very strange.

Nightingale Island (Book 2 of The Residuum Trilogy)

The human species. Take your last look. Wage war on mother nature and you’ll provoke her need for revenge.

The Conception (Book 3 of The Residuum Trilogy)

In an overpopulated, under-resourced America ruled by oppression, a misguided affair may just redeem a misguided society destined for extinction.

Beneath Her Skin

In a rural North Carolina beach town, a delusional waitress is wrongly accused of murdering her meth-snorting middle-aged mother — a sadistic slaying that resembled something out of a B-grade horror flick. Determined to prove her innocence, she escapes custody only to find, as the facts unfold, all is not as it seems.