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Business Musings: Let’s Talk Real Business, Shall We?

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022Kristine Kathryn Rusch2 Comments

Two weeks ago, I posted about agenting changes, and linked to a Hollywood Reporter piece about the new writer/agent relationship. Many of you had sent me that piece, because it is shocking in its happy talk about what is, essentially, a predatory scheme. I promised you all three posts inspired by this piece. The agenting […]

Business Musings: Contracts: Traditional Publishing (The Year In Review 4)

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022Kristine Kathryn Rusch10 Comments

Here’s a weird thing about businesses: When a business is rolling in cash, the people who run it loosen their grip on the details. Instead of solving a problem, they throw money at it. Often they don’t recognize the problem for the danger that it might be, until it comes back to bite them, years […]