by Francine Ward | Apr 30, 2024 | Legal Blog, Publishing
Publishing contracts The publishing contract is an agreement that defines the relationship between an author and her publisher. Publishing contracts typically contain elements that speak to territory, rights, ownership, financial issues, delivery of the manuscript,...
by Francine Ward | Apr 14, 2022 | Legal Blog, Publishing
Key Elements of a Book Contract. Whether you are being traditionally published or being published by a vanity (aka subsidy) press, you will almost always be required to sign a book or publishing contract. This agreement will spell out the terms of your relationship...
by Francine Ward | Mar 6, 2020 | Legal Blog
Should you hire a ghostwriter? One of my blog followers sent me this question as a suggested blog topic:Question: “Can a ghostwriter display the material they created, as part of their resume and website portfolio? Answer: The short answer is “it depends”. But the...
by Francine Ward | Apr 23, 2017 | Esteemable Acts
Book Deals. Publishing. All book deals are NOT created equal. This is the first of a 2-part blog post on publishing deals. One will offer my perspective as a published author, who received a 6-figure book deal from Random House for my first book. The second, will...
