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Complete Guide to Filing Self-Employment Taxes
https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/taxes/complete-guide-to-taxes-for-the-self-employed-pillar/
Though not aimed solely at writers, this is an excellent overview of the issues faced by anyone dealing with self-employment and freelancing taxes. (Unfortunately it dates from 2019, but it's still useful.)

ContractsAndAgreements.co.uk
https://www.contractsandagreements.co.uk/ContractsandLawcategory.html
A very useful site offering a number of sample contracts in a wide range of categories, including writing and copyright.

Findlaw's Find a Lawyer
http://lawyers.findlaw.com
A place to search for copyright and contract lawyers.

Just Say No to Bad Contracts
https://canadianfreelanceguild.ca/en/page/page-content/justsayno
It's hard to tell whether this page is current, and it's badly formatted, but it does have a lot of good information on writing contracts.

National Writers Union
https://nwu.org/
Organization focusing on rights and related issues.

Trade Book Publishing Agreement Checklist
http://www.copylaw.com/forms/pubchk.html
A good overview of items commonly found in a book publishing agreement.

Voluntary Lawyers for the Arts
https://vlany.org/
This organization can help with legal issues relating to art and intellectual property.

The Writer's Union of Canada
https://writersunion.ca/
Free contract advice to members, plus publications on how to negotiate contracts (these services are available for a fee for nonmembers).
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