There are horror stories within the publishing community where a publishing house contracted with an author for a novel. (writeabookproposal.com)
Agents not only find the most appropriate houses and editors for a romance book, but they work to negotiate publishing house contracts in order to get the best advance possible for the author. (bizfluent.com)
A copy of the master policy is normally included in your standard housing contracts. (trustedchoice.com)