Who makes the first move when negotiating with a publisher?

Who makes the first move when negotiating with a publisher?

I recently wrote about how to negotiate with your publisher. But the publisher-author dance is remarkably subtle, and if you don’t know the steps, you might inadvertently make the relationship awkward. The key for authors is to know when to go first . . . and when to expect the publisher to go first. The…

Newsletter 11 October 2023: Just one idea; Robert Caro’s notes; an X-cess of fakery
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Newsletter 11 October 2023: Just one idea; Robert Caro’s notes; an X-cess of fakery

Special note: All of us are in a very raw state because of the devastating events taking place abroad. Business as usual is anything but usual right now. If reading about business books takes your mind off of things for a moment, I offer these insights for you. If not, I’ll catch you later. Newsletter…

Read Phil Simon’s “The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace” for an intriguing peek at the future of work

Read Phil Simon’s “The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace” for an intriguing peek at the future of work

Technology is redefining work. With the help of Phil Simon, now you have a chance to see around corners. His new book is The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace. Phil produces valuable books at a breakneck pace. After documenting the most influential major tools defining the future of work with Slack for Dummies…

No unboxing video

No unboxing video

So, yes, my book was just published. If you count the books I ghostwrote, this is my seventh. A box of books arrived a few weeks ago. I wasn’t home at the time, but I told my son, who was at my house, not to open it – because of course authors are supposed to…

5 reasons that authors should write a fat outline for every chapter

5 reasons that authors should write a fat outline for every chapter

You know it’s smart to plan book chapters before writing. So don’t start by writing. Start by crafting a fat outline — you’ll save yourself anguish and improve your work with editors and other collaborators, too. What’s a fat outline? It’s a skeletal layout of what’s going to be in the chapter, laid out in…