I am putting together my first non-fiction book. I am a good non-fiction writer in the academic sense and I've written many, many academic papers. However, I realize that the business world differs from college.
If I quote someone directly in my non-fiction book, do I have to ask for permission?
If I say something like ("many agents prefer authors not to use butterfly clips, including Andy Zack and George Silverstein...") do I need to do anything here?
In other words, MLA and APA are all commonly used in college and I can deal with those, but what do I do with 'real-life' (my St. Martin's guide to writing isn't helping much, lol)
Cheers
Eussie
If I quote someone directly in my non-fiction book, do I have to ask for permission?
If I say something like ("many agents prefer authors not to use butterfly clips, including Andy Zack and George Silverstein...") do I need to do anything here?
In other words, MLA and APA are all commonly used in college and I can deal with those, but what do I do with 'real-life' (my St. Martin's guide to writing isn't helping much, lol)
Cheers
Eussie