Denise H. Gibbon

At ABOVE THE DOTTED LINE, I help authors, self-publishers, musicians and artists understand their copyrights and contracts.

As an attorney in New York and California, and a publishing consultant throughout the US, I've known authors, self-publishers and artists who signed contracts without understanding the contract's terms because they thought signing was more important than taking the time or spending the money to have a lawyer explain the terms to them. They're wrong. We all need to know what's above the dotted line before we sign on the dotted line. 

I charge reasonable flat-fees to review traditional publishing and agency agreements as well as hybrid publishing contracts for self-publishers. I'm also available to answer questions about copyright, contracts, trademark, grand rights, pre-publication review, editing and how to create a limited liability company to protect your personal property as you pursue your writing, publishing, musical or arts career. We can take fifteen minutes at no charge to see whether I can help you. Dont forget to go to  for a FREE e-report on how to protect your copyright.