Are your eyes glossing over your first book contract? This week, I present my podcast interview by book coach, developmental editor, and ghostwriter Dan Janal, author of Write Your Book in a Flash! Dan’s podcast, “Write Your Book in a Flash with Dan Janal,” was named one of the top fifty podcasts for thought leaders by Thinkers360.com. He interviewed me on the topic “How Can Authors Negotiate Contracts?”—a title Dan fashioned from my suggested “You’re Screwed No Matter What You Do—but It Could Be Worse: Understanding and Negotiating Book Contracts.” Book Contract Cynicism Okay, I’m more cynical than Dan about book contracts with traditional academic book publishers but I’ve reviewed them for over thirty years as a contract adviser with the National Writers Union—and I’ve never found one book contract that was […]
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