You may or may not know I am a teacher. And today is the last day of school. Summer break starts today at 1:48, and I will have more time to write. But what should I write? Well, I can go with revisions for my fifth novel, Second Chance. I will continue with the editing of Killer Eyes. Maybe I'll begin a new book entirely, like the third book in my Killer Series or the MG/YA novel I've been thinking about for a few years. Perhaps the editing will begin with the John Dunn story, but I haven't signed any contract yet for that book.
Funny thing is, after Knox Robinson said they wanted to offer me a contract, they still haven't sent it. That doesn't mean I'm going to blindly sign it if and/or when it does come. I am going to read it very carefully. Now that I'm a somewhat experienced novelist, I know the difference between a good contract and a bad one.
It's strange to me that publishers will offer bad contracts. I mean who do they think they're kidding? Apparently it works for them, after all I did sign the Cogito one. But that was when I was relatively new to the publishing world. I'm no longer that.
But there is the case of compromise. And because there are some things I want from a publisher this time around, I may end up compromising. That remains to be seen, however, because I've yet to see the contract. When I do, then I'll decide.
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