tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post7504951530098158001..comments2024-03-29T07:29:32.276-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Question: series rightsJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34772102737920673302013-12-30T18:09:48.956-05:002013-12-30T18:09:48.956-05:00Seems there's some cart before the horse think...Seems there's some cart before the horse thinking going on. Melissa is worried about confusing the brands between the two types of stories she's writing. Shouldn't the primary concern be getting product out there to readers, and building a name? I mean, at this point you haven't sold anything. Seems to me at square one is just trying to build readership loyal to an author, rather than worrying about build two separate readerships. Worry about the other problem when it actually becomes a problem, after you're actually selling in two categories. John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120550659339089195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59591538168398682332013-12-30T17:11:13.202-05:002013-12-30T17:11:13.202-05:00@Steve Stubbs
This is a reason authors should hav...@Steve Stubbs<br /><br />This is a reason authors should have competent agents, or at the very least, read the publisher's contract before signing. Reversal of rights is of primary importance and should always be negotiated in the author's favor.Elissa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727748060605823895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23854920887818367872013-12-30T15:31:38.545-05:002013-12-30T15:31:38.545-05:00I have heard of a scenario in which a publisher de...I have heard of a scenario in which a publisher decides to leave a slow seller on the backlist on the reasonable theory that they might as well get some sales out of it. To minimize costs they sell it thereafter as a POD book. In that case, there is no reason for the original publishing deal to lapse.Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421775912951050610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-51288275677226322082013-12-30T13:03:34.192-05:002013-12-30T13:03:34.192-05:00Could a publisher have a right of first refusal on...Could a publisher have a right of first refusal on an author's output?Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335923263777449916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10594454835195173262013-12-30T12:33:37.205-05:002013-12-30T12:33:37.205-05:00Thank you SO MUCH for this post, Janet. (I'm t...Thank you SO MUCH for this post, Janet. (I'm the person who made the original comment.) Your answer definitely makes me rethink things.<br /><br />Ashley, my thought process about a pen name was to have two different brands, because the series is urban fantasy and VERY different from the mainstream fiction. I didn't want my publisher (of the mainstream fiction) to worry that the series would confuse the brand or steal sales from the mainstream books.Melissa Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560125503655770461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70056405148650248322013-12-30T08:34:30.759-05:002013-12-30T08:34:30.759-05:00The part of the question I'd love to see addre...The part of the question I'd love to see addressed is the thinking that 'if I can't trade publish, I'll self-publish under a pen name.' <br /><br />Does that option make sense? I've seen it said that a debut author is more appealing to publishers and agents than an unsuccessful self-pubber. Would self-publishing under a pen name eliminate that issue? Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797621675670255704noreply@blogger.com