Writer Beware: Reversion Redux

 Writer Beware: Reversion Redux

Writer Beware: Kindle’s New Gen AI-Powered “Ask This Book” Feature Raises Rights Concerns

 Writer Beware: Kindle’s New Gen AI-Powered “Ask This Book” Feature Raises Rights Concerns

Writers Digest: My Battle to Keep My Novel Series in the Marketplace

 Annoyingly, now that this has happened, the Dallas Public Library System has pulled his entire series from the shelves except for the audio eBooks. I don't do audio books at all as my mind won't stay locked in on a story. It wanders off deeper into the land of worries. Having read the first one through NetGalley and enjoyed it immensely, I plan to continue on with the series, but even in eBook at Amazon, it is too expensive. Very frustrating as a reader. 

Writers Digest: My Battle to Keep My Novel Series in the Marketplace

Writer Beware: Rights vs. Copyright: Untangling the Confusion

 Writer Beware: Rights vs. Copyright: Untangling the Confusion

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Wattpad Contest Controversy

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Wattpad Contest Controversy: Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware® Last week on Twitter, I was contacted by a writer with concerns about the official rules for ...

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Bad Contract Alert: BYTEDANCE'S FICTUM READING/WRITING APP

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Bad Contract Alert: ByteDance's Fictum Reading/Wri...: Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware® Over the past year, I've gotten a flood of questions and complaints from writers who&#39...

SleuthSayers: Over and Over and Over Again by Michael Bracken

SleuthSayers: Over and Over and Over Again: In “ Bad Contracts ” three weeks ago, I wrote about selling all rights to several of my stories. Luckily, I’ve not sold all rights to all...

CAN WE GET A DO-OVER? HARPER'S BAZAAR REMOVES PREDATORY RIGHTS LANGUAGE FOR ITS 2019 SHORT STORY COMPETITION

CAN WE GET A DO-OVER? HARPER'S BAZAAR REMOVES PREDATORY RIGHTS LANGUAGE FOR ITS 2019 SHORT STORY COMPETITION

Writer Beware: CONTEST BEWARE: FICTION WAR MAGAZINE

Writer Beware: CONTEST BEWARE: FICTION WAR MAGAZINE

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)

Signing Away Your Rights: Arbitration Clauses in Book Contracts (Writer Beware Blog)

Signing Away Your Rights: Arbitration Clauses in Book Contracts (Writer Beware Blog)

Markets Closing-- Crescent Moon Press, Musa Publishing Close Their Doors

Crescent Moon Press, Musa Publishing Close Their Doors

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Thoughts Post-Toast (or, Why You Should Not Assume...

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Thoughts Post-Toast (or, Why You Should Not Assume...: Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware As I've followed the discussion (for instance, here , here , and here ) over the past co...

Via Writer Beware®: The Blog: How to Request Rights Reversion From Your Publisher

Writer Beware®: The Blog: How to Request Rights Reversion From Your Publisher

Via Carolyn Jewel--- The Flush Pile – An Author’s Perspective

The Flush Pile – An Author’s Perspective

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Rights Concerns: Simon451 Novel-Writing Contest for Students

 I'm not a lawyer and I don't play on TV either, but this sounds like really bad news to me...

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Rights Concerns: Simon451 Novel-Writing Contest for Students

Rights Grabs

Kristine Kathryn Rusch has another excellent post up on her blog that pertains to the business of writing. Her piece is on the various ways publishers are trying to grab more rights. You can read it here and you should.