'First point: You own it. It's your property, intellectual property. When you write something, be it a novel or an ad for a jar of spaghetti sauce, it's your work, your words, and it has worth.'
Author Nancy Robinson Masters of Abilene is author of dozens of books and thousands of feature articles, pilot, and exciting inspirational speaker for schools, churches, businesses, organizations and events. She recently shared three tips with guests and members of the Cisco Writers Club on avoiding common pitfalls of the publishing world.
'Secondly, get a written contract before cementing any deals. Read and understand it. Are you selling first rights? All rights? What do they do, and what must you do? What's in the package?'
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