Category Archives: PubLaw

Your Author Business Plan: Compare, Contrast And Conquer

Posted on December 28, 2012 by writersinthestorm

Writers In The Storm welcomes back literary lawyer, Susan Spann with her next installment of her blog series on the author’s business plan. By Susan Spann Thank you for joining me again on our trek through writing an author business … Continue reading →

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7 Steps To Writing An Author Business Plan by Susan Spann

Posted on September 26, 2012 by writersinthestorm

Writers In The Storm is delighted to welcome back Susan Spann with another amazing post covering all the legal bits of information we writers need to know. Susan has delved into everything from publishing choices to a quick overview of … Continue reading →

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Lining Up The Ducks: Writing An Author Business Plan

Posted on August 29, 2012 by writersinthestorm

By Susan Spann It’s autumn, time to get organized! Words like “organization” and “business plan” throw many accomplished writers into fits – but every author should write a business plan – and this guest-blog series is going to teach you … Continue reading →

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Publishing Perils – Making the Choice, Part 5

Posted on August 1, 2012 by writersinthestorm

Writers in the Storm welcomes Susan Spann, contributing guest for Part 5 of her Publishing Decisions series. If you missed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4 and would like to read that blog, just click on the … Continue reading →

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Time to Get Personal (Skills) – Publishing Decisions, Part 4

Posted on July 4, 2012 by writersinthestorm

Writers in the Storm welcomes Susan Spann, contributing guest for Part 4 of her Publishing Decisions series. by Susan Spann Thanks for joining me today as we continue our look at publishing paths and how smart authors choose between them. … Continue reading →

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GETTIN’ BUSY WITH IT –Business Decisions for Publishing Careers

Posted on May 30, 2012 by writersinthestorm

Following NYT author, Susan Squires’ post about the logic behind herchoice (if you missed it, you can read it here) I thought our in-house attorney’s blog is a perfect compliment! By Susan Spann How does an author choose between traditional … Continue reading →

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Traditional…POD…Indie – OH MY! Publishing Choices, Part 2 by Susan Spann

Posted on April 25, 2012 by writersinthestorm

Last month’s The Lady or the Tiger kicked off my guest-series on Publishing Choices by talking about authors’ need to take responsibility for their choices and careers. Today we’ll take a closer look at some of those options. Twenty years … Continue reading →

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The Lady Or The Tiger – Publishing Choices Part I

Posted on March 28, 2012 by writersinthestorm

By Susan Spann When Writers in the Storm invited me to guest-post on the last Wednesday of every month, I knew at once what my ongoing topic should be: Equipping authors to make informed decisions about their publishing careers. As … Continue reading →

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Beware Of Kings With No Clothing – Calculation of Royalty Fees In Publishing Contracts

Posted on March 9, 2012 by writersinthestorm

Writers In The Storm welcomes publishing attorney and author, Susan Spann. Susan  practices law in Sacramento, California. Her debut novel, tentatively titled SHINOBI, in which a Japanese ninja and a Portuguese priest must save a teahouse entertainer accused of murder, will … Continue reading →

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