Why You Might Not Want to Use Wire Transfer or Payment Apps to Pay For Publishing Services

When New Isn’t Better: The Value of Experience

Author-Agent “Handshake” Agreements: Be Wary

A Contract Clause to Beware: Claiming Copyright on “Publisher’s Content”

The #DisneyMustPay Task Force Calls on Disney–Again–to Pay the Writers

Self-Publishers Take Note: Audible/ACX’s New Tax Reporting Policy

Requesting Rights Reversion From Your Publisher

#DisneyMustPay Update: Disney Is Still Not Paying

#DisneyMustPay: Authors’ Groups Join Forces to Advocate for Writers Owed Money by Disney

Contract Red Flag: When a Publisher Claims Copyright on Edits

#Audiblegate: How Audible-ACX Returns Policy Penalizes Authors

Evaluating Publishing Contracts: Six Ways You May Be Sabotaging Yourself

Should You Pay To Display Your Book At BookExpo? (Short Answer: No)

What You Need to Know About How California’s New Law AB-5 Affects Writers

Publishing Contract Red Flag: When a Publisher Claims Copyright on Edits

Does the Bankruptcy Clause in Your Publishing Contract Really Protect You?

How Predatory Companies Are Trying to Hijack Your Publisher Search

Trademark Shenanigans: Weighing In On #Cockygate

Author-Agent Handshake Agreements: Should You Be Wary?

How Publishers Abuse Termination Fees: Sky Warrior Books

Termination Fees in Publishing Contracts: Why They’re Not Just Bad for Authors

The Authors Guild’s Fair Contract Initiative

Signing Away Your Rights: Arbitration Clauses in Book Contracts

Don’t Do This: Wrong Ways to Try and Escape Your Deadbeat Publisher

Scam Warnings For Freelancers

A Hand in Your Pocket: Monetizing the Business of Writing

How Not to Seek a Literary Agent: The Perils of “Middleman” Services

Questions to Ask Your Prospective Literary Agent

ISNI: An Authority for Authors?

Crowdfunded Anthologies: Concerns For Writers

Early Termination Fees in Publishing Contracts: A Cautionary Tale

The Barefoot Writer’s Club

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Legal Tidbits

Guest Blog Post Writers Be-Wary: Electronic Distribution and Control of Creative Material

Guest Blog Post: 7 Freelance Writing Scams and How to Fight Them

Two Surveys

When is a Dodgy Publisher Like a Stopped Clock?

Getting Out of Your Book Contract (Maybe)

Notes From the Underbelly of Publishing