Daily Archives: April 4, 2022

Every book contract is negotiable. But what does contract negotiation look like? Is it done on one phone call or a series of emails? Should I Email or Call to Negotiate? In my more than thirty years of contract advising for author members of the National Writers Union, I encouraged a combination of the two methods, beginning with email. With email contract negotiation, if your publisher sends their contract as a Word file, you type your questions into the contract at the points where they arise. You delete unfavorable wording and replace it with clauses that read exactly as you want them to appear in the final draft. Use Track Changes so your changes stand out. Then return it attached to a well-reasoned, carefully written cover letter that gives your […]