A Question You Don’t Want Your Publisher to Ask
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Here are eight words you never want to hear from a publisher that is considering your manuscript for publication: "How many books are you planning to order?" Many writers are aware that it's a major red flag when a publisher's contract includes a clause requiring authors to buy their own books, or to commit to some kind of sales guarantee. Since an outlay of cash is a condition of publication, this is vanity publishing--what we at Writer Beware