Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Why You Need Expert Representation Before You Sign a Contract

This is the shortest of shorthand and is only meant to serve as a single example of the minefield that awaits you.  It should be a launchpad for your own research.

But this is what happened last week, summed up (with links) in three short posts.

How Random House wanted to take advantage of writers' desperation to get published and ignorance about the business: 

Random Hydra and the Terrible, Horrible, Awful, No-Good, Very Bad Contract


How writers and writers' orgs stepped up to the plate to scream bloody murder so that Random House backed away in less than 48 hours:

Update on the Random Hydra Affair


Why what Random House did still left contracts no writer should sign.

Random Hydra Rides Again: Or, Why Better Isn’t Always Good Enough


A LIST OF ATTORNEYS THAT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BUT WITH WHOM I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE.

Have fun!

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