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  • Started by Marcy S Hatch
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    Hello all, I'm in the midst of negotiating a contract with a small pub for my novel and wondered if anyone had any advice or experience to share. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks :)
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  • Hi Diane, We decided just to do a deal memo for the proposal, which works best for both of us for now. I did get close to what I was asking for so I'm happy. It will be a lot of work. Thanks for your support. warm regards, Lauri dianejwright said:How did your negotiations turn out? /djw
  • Well, you realize that you're asking a bunch of indie publishers and guess how we got here, don't you? By not caring what everyone thought and putting our work out the...

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  • Yes, I can write every day. I have developed a strong habit of writing first thing in the morning.  My particular challenge is writing 500 words. Some days the writing...
  • Claire, everything I know about those pirate negotiations I learned from the movie A Highjacking (I haven't seen Captain Phillips). I wonder how the movie compares to...
  • Congratulations again, Angela! I'll look out for your book in October! And I can't imagine doing the negotiations without an agent. I actually got an offer from Putnam...