Category Archives: Contracts

Is that a door opening or are you just pleased to see me?

by admin Posted on January 7, 2012

Back in March 2011, Angry Robot Books, a UK-based publisher that generally only accepts agented submissions, held their first Open Submission Month, an experiment to see whether there were any unrepresented gems floating around the submitosphere that might be of … Continue reading →

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How to handle contracts …

by admin Posted on August 28, 2011

Unless you have a background in dealing with contracts, they can be  pretty daunting for writers. When my contract came through for my first trilogy it was 75 pages long, (25 pages for each book). Gaah. I was swamped. Luckily … Continue reading →

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