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Is it easy to get another book contract after the first?

December 16, 2024 //  by Rachel Kent//  2 Comments

“Once I sell my first book to a publishing house, it’s going to be easy to sell the rest of my manuscripts.”

We see this assumption expressed in the many emails we receive from writers who believe that the book …

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Don’t accidentally breach your publishing contract

May 17, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  29 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

When you get a publishing contract to sign, it’s important to read it because it’s a legal, binding document between you and the publisher. Even if your agent has already read the contract and thinks it looks …

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What to do when you receive an offer before you have an agent

October 17, 2012 //  by Rachel Kent//  43 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Let’s imagine a scenario (this could be pretty close to a future reality for some of you):

You’ve been submitting your manuscript to agents and editors for the past year, but then, out of the blue, you …

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Contract Stage for Multi-Author Projects

February 7, 2012 //  by Rachel Kent//  4 Comments

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Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.

The contract stage has been different for each of the two multi-author projects I’ve worked on recently.

For A Log Cabin Christmas Collection each agent was responsible for …

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