Passive Guy – Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Business Musings: Barnes & Noble

October 17, 2018October 15, 2018Kristine Kathryn Rusch22 Comments

Barnes & Noble is undergoing changes yet again. What does this mean for writers?

Business Musings: Confidential Business Information

February 7, 2018February 6, 2018Kristine Kathryn Rusch19 Comments

So…in this world of celebrity and the internet and data at our fingertips, should we even try to keep our business information confidential? The big companies do so. Smaller companies do as well.

Smart business-oriented writers do.

Business Musings: All Romance Ebooks & Visions of The Future: Part One

January 4, 2017December 31, 2016Kristine Kathryn Rusch12 Comments

So, given that it will take a huge fight to get paid, assuming that ARe will be forced into bankruptcy, what do I advise? I’m not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV.

I am, however, a small business owner who has lost tens, maybe hundreds, of thousands of dollars as an unsecured creditor when other companies have gone out of business.

I’ve been there, folks, and I’ve see what it does.

Here’s what I think you should do…

Business Musings: Thugs, Lawyers, and Writers (Contracts/Dealbreakers)

June 15, 2016Kristine Kathryn Rusch6 Comments

Writerly weirdness causes conflict with our careers and our businesses, in part because we are (as a group) imaginative, rule-bound, pessimistic, ethical, and the center of our own small universes.

We bring all of those things into the realm of contracts.

Be honest with yourself: What do you imagine will happen to you if you don’t follow your book contract to the letter?

Business Musings: Long-Term Thinking: The Option Clause (Contracts/Dealbreakers)

May 11, 2016May 12, 2016Kristine Kathryn Rusch4 Comments

For all the dreams of having work last forever, writers are their own worst enemies in making those dreams come true. And the mistakes happen in the little decisions.

Let’s take the option clause…

Business Musings: Choices

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015Kristine Kathryn Rusch14 Comments

I’ve been watching the reactions to John Scalzi’s 3.4 million dollar book deal with great interest. If you’re not familiar with this particular news story, it might be because you have a life, and because you were doing something with your family on Memorial Day weekend instead of watching the publishing trades. But this one […]

The Business Rusch: Deal Breakers Continued

August 3, 2011August 6, 2011Kristine Kathryn Rusch35 Comments

The Business Rusch: Deal Breakers Continued Kristine Kathryn Rusch Before we get too deep into this week’s blog post, let me point you to a few things that came up in the last few days. Last week, I recommended that all writers, even those with an agent, hire an intellectual properties attorney to vet […]