tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post6632361700600570030..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Contract questionJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-47892979471453902692014-05-10T09:25:05.440-04:002014-05-10T09:25:05.440-04:00Terri - fairly good at annoying. Nice. I think tha...Terri - fairly good at annoying. Nice. I think that should go on your resume.Steve Fortihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027977543853683231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45491905340693913262014-05-09T20:36:37.748-04:002014-05-09T20:36:37.748-04:00As a non-publishing lawyer who recently looked ove...As a non-publishing lawyer who recently looked over a contract for a friend who wants out . . . <br /><br />Even a non-publishing lawyer can see it is awful.<br /><br />She is going to have to annoy her way out of it. Luckily, I am fairly good at that. Unluckily, she will likely have to abandon the rights to what was the first book in her series. <br /><br />There are worse things than being unpublished. <br /><br />TerriTerri Lynn Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290316565247120848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13010568757012435742014-05-09T13:11:27.668-04:002014-05-09T13:11:27.668-04:00I'm on the agent or lawyer bandwagon, too.
I ...I'm on the agent or lawyer bandwagon, too.<br /><br />I get that agents aren't always interested in niche publishing and other small publishers which usually work with writers directly. All the more reason to hire a lawyer. But, as Janet said, be sure it's a lawyer who works in publishing.<br /><br />It's way cheaper to hire a lawyer before you sign a contract than to go to litigation after you've been screwed over.Elissa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727748060605823895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49223037947583783962014-05-09T08:33:20.455-04:002014-05-09T08:33:20.455-04:00As I was reading, I was thinking what JeffO was th...As I was reading, I was thinking what JeffO was thinking: this is where having a good agent really helps.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-53080317232317134362014-05-09T08:09:51.874-04:002014-05-09T08:09:51.874-04:00Yet another argument in favor of having an agent. ...Yet another argument in favor of having an agent. And if you've chosen not to go with an agent, then you absolutely must check with a lawyer.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60625395881252821462014-05-09T07:49:21.941-04:002014-05-09T07:49:21.941-04:00Wha...duh...reading # 1 and #2 actually made my h...Wha...duh...reading # 1 and #2 actually made my head hurt.<br /> <br />Sort of reminded me of the directions to the sit-in and play bouncy-toy we had to put together recently. At least it had pictures.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.com