He explained my options to me carefully, without charging me for any of it. He very kindly walked me through the legal tangle of having co-written a work and what it means when two people have copyright to a work (particularly when there is no pre-existing coauthoring legal agreement, which BTW if you are gonna cowrite, you should always have. With the hopes of protecting my intellectual property, I chose to reach out to a lawyer recommended by another author. This person has a history of abuse, deception and racism within the bookish community. I was not informed and did not give consent to this. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much.Īs the gofundme has stated (beautifully and well put by my lovely friend Sadie, whom I cannot thank enough for the support and encouragement), I recently learned that a book I’d published with a coauthor in 2019 was being “reworked” and republished under a new pen name. I cannot believe how quickly you all have responded to help support me. But I thought it would be best to address the situation with my ex co-author and the gofundme legal drive in more detail.įirstly, I really cannot thank everyone who has donated thus far. Being concise and knowing what information should come when is not my strength.
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