on Writer Beware:
It should probably go without saying that you don’t want your publishing contract to include clauses that contradict one another.
Beyond any potential legal implications, internal contradictions suggest a publisher that either doesn’t understand its own contract language well enough to spot the problem–or a publisher that simply doesn’t care. Neither is a good sign for what lies ahead.
Contradictions can be tricky to spot, especially for first-time authors who aren’t experienced in contract legalese. Here’s an example that came across my desk recently: an anthology contract from Dark Lake Publishing that provides for rights reversion 12 months after publication:
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I never thought about contracts being so sloppy. I guess I just figured the publisher (if a small one) would use a template. Yeesh… Thanks for sharing, Chris. Clicking over.
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Okay, I revise my comment after reading the rest of the post. They’re using a template, but a flawed one that’s unfortunately dishonest as well as absurd…
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