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 Kathleen Marple Kalb: ...for the Front Office

Writer Beware: A New Scam to Watch For: “Pre-Paid” Agent Commissions

 Writer Beware: A New Scam to Watch For: “Pre-Paid” Agent Commissions

SleuthSayers: Three Things You Should Never Ask an Author

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Writer Beware: Author-Agent “Handshake” Agreements: Be Wary

 Writer Beware: Author-Agent “Handshake” Agreements: Be Wary

Markets and Jobs for Writers for 3/21/2022

 Markets and Jobs for Writers for 3/21/2022

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 Markets and Jobs for Writers for 3/7/2022

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Writer Beware®: The Blog: A New "Beware": Scammers Impersonating Reputable L...

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SleuthSayers: What Went Wrong – (and pass the Scotch) by Melodie Campbell

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Monday Markets and Jobs for Writers for 8/19/19

Monday Markets and Jobs for Writers for 8/19/19

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: When Good Agents Go Bad

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KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH--Business Musings: Learned Helplessness

KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH--Business Musings: Learned Helplessness

Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: Top 10 Publishing Posts of 2017

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Writer Beware: Author-Agent Handshake Agreements: Should You Be Wary?

Writer Beware: Author-Agent Handshake Agreements: Should You Be Wary?

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Business Musings: Writers, Scam Artists, Agents, And More (Sigh)

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Business Musings: Writers, Scam Artists, Agents, And More (Sigh)

Novel Spaces: #MSWL- What it is and why you need it!

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Blood-Red Pencil: Editors Rant: Jessica d'Arbonne

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Business Musings: My Agent Will Negotiate (Contracts/Dealbreakers) (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)

Business Musings: My Agent Will Negotiate (Contracts/Dealbreakers) (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)

How to get yourself blacklisted ( In the Inbox: query advice from a literary agency intern blog)

How to get yourself blacklisted ( In the Inbox: query advice from a literary agency intern blog)

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