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Dear FYSA,

When a contract is negotiated, what are the main points an author should be aware of? What is that process like?

Love, Legal-Ease My Mind

Dear Legal-Ease,

After you make a verbal deal with an editor, the editor and I agree on the basic terms at the point of sale and then the editor generates and sends me a “deal memo.” I either contest or approve the points in the deal memo, and when it reflects what we both agree are the terms at the

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