Take Back Your Book: An Author’s Guide to Rights Reversion and Publishing on Your Terms With Katlyn Duncan

How can you take back your rights when publishing conditions change? How can you make sure you sign contracts that make it easier for rights reversion in the future? Katlyn Duncan talks about these things and more.

In the intro, the splits in indie publishing [Kris Writes]; Burnout and Writer's Block [6 Figure Authors]; Publisher Rocket now has audio data; Blood, Sweat, and Flame, my glassblowing short story; Atomic Habits and the threat of boredom.

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Katlyn Duncan is the author of women's fiction, YA, thrillers, and nonfiction under several pen names as well as a ghostwriter of over 40 novels. Today, we're talking about Take Back Your Book: An Author's Guide to Rights Reversion and Publishing on Your Own Terms.

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Show Notes

* What is rights reversion and why is it so important to consider — even before you sign a contract (or upload a book as an indie)?* Clauses to watch out for in publishing contracts — and how to make sure you can get your rights back* How to approach a publisher for rights reversion* What you actually get back when rights are reverted (i.e. it's not your cover or layout)* What to do once your rights are reverted — and why you should stop and think about the long term before re-publishing* What if you're embarrassed or ashamed that it didn't work out with a publisher?

You can find Katlyn Duncan at KatlynDuncan.com and on Twitter @katlyn_duncan

Transcript of Interview with Katlyn Duncan

Joanna: Katlyn Duncan is the author of women's fiction, YA, thrillers, and nonfiction under several pen names as well as a ghostwriter of over 40 novels. Today, we're talking about Take Back Your Book: An Author's Guide to Rights Reversion and Publishing on Your Own Terms. Welcome, Katlyn.

Katlyn: Thank you so much for having me, Joanna.

Joanna: I'm excited to talk about this topic. It is a fantastic book, so much in it.

Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing.