Daily Archives: March 6, 2013
A Contract From Alibi
Posted on March 6, 2013 217 Comments
So, don’t ask me how, but I have in my hands (from what I consider a reputable source) a contract from Alibi, which is the sibling imprint of Hydra, the Random House imprint that I thumped on roundly in the previous entry. You will recall that I thumped on Hydra because its contractual terms were […]
Note to SF/F Writers: Random House’s Hydra Imprint Has Appallingly Bad Contract Terms
Posted on March 6, 2013 176 Comments
Random House recently started Hydra, an electronic-only imprint for science fiction stories and short novels. But, as noted by Writer Beware here, the terms in a Hydra deal sheet shown to them are pretty damn awful: * No advance. * The author is charged “set-up costs” for editing, artwork, sale, marketing, publicity — i.e., all […]
Winter’s (Hopefully) Last Fling
Posted on March 6, 2013 49 Comments
Last night’s winter storm looks to have dropped about half a foot of snow around here, more or less, but the high for today is going to be slightly above freezing, reaching fifty degrees by Saturday. So this isn’t going to last, and given the time of year, this seems likely to be the last […]
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