It’s happened yet again. A book I’m working on is in “title hell.” What is title hell? It is the condition in which the important decision-makers on a book cannot agree on an appropriate title. And it is hell, because when you are in this condition, you tend to go around and around in maddening…
Publishers know all about publishing. Authors know less. This asymmetry means that authors are often at a disadvantage when negotiating with publishers — everything from advances to rights to manuscript edits to marketing. I’d like to fix that. If you’re negotiating with a traditional publisher, here are some tips on what you can reasonably negotiate…