Every author, published or not yet, should be following Publisher’s Marketplace. It’s where agents and publishers report most of their…
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Despite the verbiage we use in publishing about “selling a book,” an advance is what a publisher pays for your…
One of my greatest joys as an agent is negotiating the contract. I grew up with a father who negotiated…
I came across this meme on Instagram and it had me thinking immediately about advances. Among unpublished authors especially there’s…
Is there ever a good reason why an agent would ask for a full and then not read it? This…
Question from a reader: What would happen if I’d been hit by this series of infections and I had been…
A question from a reader: I know there are quite a few cozy series where the concept is owned by…
Contract negotiations are a tricky thing. While an agent can be just as excited as the author when that offer…
Back in my publishing infancy I was negotiating a contract with an author. I was an editor at a major…
With the restructuring at Berkley/NAL I’ve had a lot of great talks with clients about their careers and publishing careers…