Sentences with phrase «good author contracts»

Honestly, so do I. I'd love to see traditional publishers continue — with good author contracts and with an acknowledgement that they work in partnership with authors rather than believing that writers are necessary idiots.

Not exact matches

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And ideally would get less than $ 15M per — but I am predicting a future that is authored by the idiots in the front office — so I expect his deal with look something like $ 19M — $ 18M — $ 17M — my hope is that they don't throw in the fourth season at $ 20M and / or they don't match some nonsense max contract from Brooklyn (or whoever)... as I note, I see Lavine is a net negative player who could put up impressive numbers on a bad team — good for the tank.

No one exemplifies the benefits of a renewable marital contract better than Married with Luggage bloggers and authors Betsy and Warren Talbot, whom we interviewed for The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels.

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I got a free consultation from a lawyer about a contract I was being offered by a publisher and he gave me two key pieces of advice: an audit clause means they have nothing to hide and allows you as an author to play IRS and look at their books if you think you're being cheated (an expensive process, but a good publisher wouldn't be afraid of you using it) and believe their BBB rating if they have one.

One last thing: New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker once blogged that the best way to get a literary agent is to write three books — because first - time contracts with first - time authors typically cover three or more books.

Are you hoping to become well - known and well - loved enough as an author that the popularity of this book lands you a contract with a conventional publisher?

We will also send letters to the authors of these works and apologize for not printing that trade paper we told them they would get in their contract but then didn't after we saw their hardback didn't sell so well.

Walter John Williams — Well yes, Hachette is mean to authors, if by mean you mean that Hachette, and other publishers, try to get authors to sign contracts that favor the publisher over the writer.

Good vs. Bad Contract: Most successful agents have author / agent agreements that look (for the most part) the same.

The more we can do to help authors navigate the tricky learning curve of either self - publishing or working with agents towards a trad publishing contract the better!

* * * Get Better Terms: There's usually at least one thing that an author wants to change about their author / agent contract.

Authors who are wondering how they will fare would do well to go back to their contracts and then take a look at their past sales.

It seems that a self - pub author might go into a publishing contract with more realistic expectations, a better idea of what is required for marketing, and a better sense of publishing goals.

If the small press has founders and staff with experience in both traditional and independent publishing, a vision focused on the needs of their readers, author - friendly contracts, and growing sales, they might be a good option for us to consider.

I do not know what will happen in the future, and I understand how authors are being cheated under current e-book contracts, however, I do not read, nor do I plan to publish the type of fiction that does well self - published (romance, science fiction, horror, dystopian, paranormal).

In this course, I interview CJ Lyons, NY Times bestselling author, about traditional publishing, covering everything from finding an agent, pitching, how the publishing process works, how the money works, the pros and cons, details of contracts and what to watch out for as well as the biggest mistakes people make.

If your interaction goes well you'll get an author - agent contract or agreement, though some agents only offer verbal agreements.

The best three things you can do, for your sanity and protection, are to 1) try to resist opening newly published books you've edited, 2) remember that you've likely improved the manuscript in countless ways unfathomable to your author before you began editing, and 3) have an error clause in your contract.

The advance we pay and terms of the contract are part of those costs that effect what we make... as well as all the other costs in manufacturing, promotion, overhead, etc.... We hope we build the author and that they make money on the way with us.

In fact, one of the reasons I moved into self - publishing is because it became very difficult to get a publishing contract for a debut author, no matter how good they were.

I don't want to hear about how this is a big falsehood (it isn't, I know at least fifteen authors, personally, not just internet pals, that have these contracts, and all are midlist at best).

A good subsidy publisher will offer a short contract that describes the publisher's responsibilities, a royalty schedule, and how the author can (quickly) terminate the agreement, not a three year lock - up.

In one case, an author who has been contracted with Simon & Schuster for many years, (and I know well) was appalled at the number of errors in her two most recent books.

Author advocacy organizations can be a good source for publishing contract advice, but the catch is you usually have to be a published writer before you can join.

With a good contract, the author will be able to regain control of the book after about ten years.

Benefits include contract reviews; publishing industry updates and advice; legal advice and forms; marketing and social media advice; website building and hosting; access to members - only workshops, seminars and events; a print and digital subscription to the Authors Guild Bulletin, our quarterly publication of publishing and legislative news; discounted media liability insurance; listing in our member profiles; exclusive discounts on services and goods designed to help you with your writing business, as well as discounts on hotels, car rentals, and more.

How in the world is lower profits for the publisher — which would mean less money for authors under most contracts — be good for the publisher?

Several well - known authors signed exclusive publishing contracts with Amazon.

We raised the question of conflict of interest (after all, how can an agent represent an author's best interest in finding the optimal publishing contract when another arm of the agency is also a publisher?).

I wanted to be a good author, but when multi-published authors like myself were no longer guaranteed publishing contracts, I felt discarded and hurt by the industry.

What sells, obtaining an agent, negotiating a contract as well as book marketing, as an author, were covered in this session.

Well at least authors previously under contract aren't punished now.

Good point about how agents can help authors negotiate contracts with the smaller publishers.

I'm so grateful to my RWA chapter for linking Scalzi's blog post in our yahoo group, and days later, Romance Writers of America contacted Random House to discuss the contracts (Loveswept and Flirt) to better inform the authors they represent.

«Hachette Book Group's six publishing divisions have made major acquisitions all year long from the biggest and best literary agencies, often for less than other houses offered, as well as contract renewals with many of our biggest authors,» says a Hachette representative.

For example, I'll shout here if I start seeing better contracts through authors.

Hybrid authorship, the practice of publishing titles both independently and through a publishing contract, allows authors to experience the best of both worlds.

Also, the Author's Guild is taking on these contract issues as well.

She was a member in good standing of the Association of Author's Representatives, and served on its Contracts Committee.

Ultimately, an author needs to know what the fine print means and be comfortable with what they are sacrificing or giving up in exchange for their contract as well as what they stand to gain by signing on the dotted line.

If a squeeze created by ebook enthusiasts helps authors make the decision to leave for small press or self - publishing at the end of their contracts, good.

To the best of my knowledge, Close to You by Kara Isaac is the first novel from a New Zealand author contracted and published by a major US Christian publisher.

One major point made by the agent was that some authors are learning how to use and manipulate social media and those who do are treated better by publishers when it comes to contract time.

This deal between Andre and Harlequin marks one of the first times the author has retained the digital rights and the publisher handled the print rights; one other well - known author who managed to publish in both formats with different rights» holders is JK Rowling, who had the foresight to retain her digital rights when she signed the contracts to the Harry Potter series nearly twenty years ago and later self - published the series in digital format.

In one author's case, Jamie McGuire was shocked to discover that Amazon was actively encouraging consumers to request a refund on the self - published digital version of McGuire's book Beautiful Distraction; the author removed the book from Amazon after she was offered a publishing contract by an imprint of Simon & Schuster, but was horrified to discover that the retailer was allowing readers to request a refund well outside of its policy's seven - day period.

I definitely recommend that authors get a good media and intellectual property attorney to advise them on all these issues, especially when signing contracts.

Authors are well advised to seek legal assistance when signing contracts with publishers and self publishing platforms.

The author that gets the most votes gets a publishing contract from 47North (An imprint of Amazon) as well as an advance of $ 1,500.