Anyone who has signed—or considered signing—a publishing contract has probably come one or more clauses…
Category: On the Books
Many authors prefer pursuing the path of traditional publishing with an established publishing house rather…
In a break from my usual focus on contracts and intellectual property law, I’ve decided…
Writers thinking about signing with an agent for the first time, or when switching agents,…
For this month’s column, I’m delving into an area I don’t often talk much about…
I’ve heard a lot of questions lately about what happens if your publisher decides not…
I’ve written previously in this column about option clauses in publishing contracts, focusing on the…
It’s often difficult for non-lawyers (or really anyone who doesn’t think about contracts regularly) to…
In the last couple of columns, I’ve focused on how not to infringe other people’s…
In my last column I talked generally about how not to infringe other people’s copyrights.…