Negotiation nightmares

I was recently sent two agreements to review in the same week by two companies. The relationships they covered were not dissimilar. Under each agreement, one party granted rights to the other party to

One of the unexpected outcomes of being a literary agent is that it means I am in the privileged position of knowing exactly how tough it is to forge a career with your pen. As a result, it is always

If there’s one aspect of IT management that ticks me off, it’s the weird world of subscriptions. I’m frequently amazed by what businesses will tolerate when it comes to restrictive contracts, and by t

Social media dominates the writing world. We’re encouraged to have writer profiles that promote our work, publicise our writing projects, and help us engage with readers. In the BSM days (Before Socia

The Writing Magazine Children’s Book Prize is running again this autumn, and we are looking for outstanding texts from unagented and unpublished authors. We have two categories: picture books and chap

Now I am very famous here in Alnwick because everyone knows me — I’ve sold magazines for 17 years in this pitch. It’s a little easier for me now. I’m from Romania originally, but I emigrated when I wa