00:00 Introduction

• Tee has some new dropins for us from Aggretsuko
• previous 96 audio wasn’t good enough, so it is a lost episode now. Spooky!
• Pip comes out from behind the mic
• Shout out to Key City Steampunk. You’re still awesome.

02:53 A Writer Beware Moment

• Ways to read signs ahead
• Marie Bilodeau’s blogpost to read
• Anyone we know through Katie is a good egg
• Our sore point gets triggered… not getting paid
• You need to be getting statements at least every six months
• Do check out SFWA’s Writer Beware
• Examine your contract before signing… a trick for new and eager writers
• Tee was smarter than the average author, and checked out his first contract throughly
• Pip did not
• Tee recommends research and get a lawyer to check it out.
• Make sure the lawyer is one versed in contract law and Intellectual Property
• Be as serious about your contract as you are about your writing career
• Pip confesses to grabby hands… and that rare time when Tee is smarter than she was

• Make sure your contract specifies how you can get out of it.
• Tee admits he did make other mistakes
• Don’t make your author copy transactions too complicated
• Keep yourself in charge of pricing when working conventions and events
• Small press has the most varied of contract, but every contract needs to checked
• Small presses also far less likely to pay advances and agents therefore usually won’t get involved on your behalf

19:07 Trust Your Gut Too

• Tee dives into some bad memories from the past… and Pip points out that was ancient times
• A party makes an impression
• An uncomfortable conversation where Pip gets a vibe
• If you can’t get a straight answer out of someone, ask yourself if you want to be in business with them
• Be alert for red flags
• Check with author groups (some good ones on Facebook) on the reputation of the publisher
• When a contract is broken, it still takes money to fight
• Legal fights in different states and countries can be tricky
• Tee did have to threaten legal action to get paid… but he did get there eventually. But he was in the same state as the company who hadn’t paid.
• Tee got a great birthday present!
• Professional organizations can help you get your money, often without needing to resort to courts
• Also, without statements you don’t know how well your books are selling
• Wiley statements showed a renewed interest in Podcasting for Dummies—so new edition happened
• Such are the nuts and bolts of the business

34:20 Writers off the Clock: Binge Worthy Media

• We have a plan for a certain Amazon Original
• Time for Mindhunter on Netflix. Just as good as Season 1!
• Being typecast as Manson
• Serial killers doing audiobooks
• A nice look at expanding a series
• The Boys on Amazon Prime
• New Zealanders FTW

48:38 Wrap up

• Find Tee at TwitchCon 27-29 September
• Find Pip and Tee at the James River Writers Convention 12-13 October
• and at the Maryland Renaissance Festival 19 October