tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post4259098976103913182..comments2024-03-17T07:55:51.361+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: WHEN A CONTRACT IS CANCELLEDNicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-3782289545597791182010-12-12T04:52:02.679+00:002010-12-12T04:52:02.679+00:00Scary but salient lesson for us all.Scary but salient lesson for us all.Ebony McKenna.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02724727996270658767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-23622148808023305972010-12-11T21:01:17.659+00:002010-12-11T21:01:17.659+00:00Melinda, the only silver lining is that when it go...Melinda, the only silver lining is that when it goes right for you you will HUGELY much value it. Good luck.<br /><br />Derek - blimey! But, exactly. Good luck!Nicola Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-37047351401258432852010-12-11T16:41:06.342+00:002010-12-11T16:41:06.342+00:00I had a novel contracted to an e-publisher in the ...I had a novel contracted to an e-publisher in the US and I asked for the contract to be changed. Before the revised contract was approved, my editor died suddenly - heart attack. The replacement editor disliked the book intensely and that was the end. The same book, 3 years later, was contracted to a European independent publisher and they went bankrupt. I'm hoping that 3rd time is a charm DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-11622274186486465132010-12-11T02:42:19.305+00:002010-12-11T02:42:19.305+00:00Yikes. This is extremely valuable information and ...Yikes. This is extremely valuable information and something I'm sure most writer's, including myself don't think about. Thanks for this.Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-52162844821034024122010-12-10T23:50:50.599+00:002010-12-10T23:50:50.599+00:00I have been in the position of having a book cance...I have been in the position of having a book cancelled as a result of the recession and am currently dwelling in the contracted but not yet written position of potential cancellation. Just wishing these had a silver lining like weight loss or some major karmic credit.Melinda Szymanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-88196838961563233732010-12-10T20:20:11.050+00:002010-12-10T20:20:11.050+00:00More worrying are some of the other reasons for ca...More worrying are some of the other reasons for cancellation - some that are totally outside your control and you can't always see coming. (It's totally inside your control not to write a shite book.)<br /><br />This year I had a contract cancelled because the publisher was recession-hit and couldn't afford to publish the book. That has happened before, too, when the printer impoundedStroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-45379297337650861512010-12-10T00:50:47.764+00:002010-12-10T00:50:47.764+00:00Thanks for the linkie, Nicola. Julia, I wouldn'...Thanks for the linkie, Nicola. Julia, I wouldn't be too scared since this sort of thing isn't real common. But it does happen, and the idea is to be aware of it in order to avoid the sting. Good luck to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-85876240031342353762010-12-09T14:51:31.357+00:002010-12-09T14:51:31.357+00:00So, so, scary...So, so, scary...Julia Crouchhttp://www.juliacrouch.co.uknoreply@blogger.com