Woot … you’ve published a book—congrats! You are now a “published” author; sales are coming in; you are promoting it in every channel you can think of, and then an online OMG moment hits. Your book has walked someone’s plank! It may be a not-so “Yo-Ho-Ho” time...
Beware of ANY Literary Agent Who Charges You UPFRONT for ANY Service A legit literary agent represents the author’s intellectual property (in most cases, a manuscript for a book to be published) to a legitimate publisher. When a sale occurs, the agent receives a...
Authors deal with a variety of contracts … here’s a couple of tips to add to your radar screen:Know the Difference between Exclusive and Nonexclusive ContractsDon’t give everything away. I get it—you are thrilled that a publisher (or anyone) is interested in your...
Never, Never, Never Use Song Lyrics without Getting Written PermissionSongwriters and musicians don’t give their words away. You may have a favorite line from Yesterday by Paul McCartney … but you will be “yesterday” if you don’t get written permission to use them....
IS it a bird? A plane? Jeeze Louise, it’s Google and it’s not knocking at your door with a bouquet of lovely flowers. It dropped a dead bouquet for plenty of authors who we discovered at the AuthorU’s Extravaganza in May were clueless of the changes...
