Getting Published is Just the Beginning: A guide to Intellectual Property (IP) Rights for traditionally published authors and creative writing students

Take charge of your author career Are you an un-agented novelist managing your own writing career? Have you written a book and don't know where to start with getting a publisher? This book is for you. I have worked in the Intellectual Property (IP) and licensing sector for over a decade. I'm also a novelist and creative writing mentor. Over the years I've answered a lot of questions from authors who are at the start of their traditional publishing careers. A lot of writers find the business of licensing IP confusing and contracts impenetrable. Often, even when they seek legal advice, they aren't given a context in which to interpret this advice. This easy-to-read guide will give you the tools you need to take charge of your author career. You will learn: Chapter 1: Becoming a professional Writer Chapter 2: Intellectual Property Chapter 3: Slicing up IP - Your work is more than the one thing you wrote Chapter 4: Contracts Chapter 5: Publishing Pathways Chapter 6: Traditional publishers Chapter 7: Vanity publishers Chapter 8: Self publishing aka Independent ('indie') publishing Chapter 9: Working with an agent Chapter 10: Branding and Pen names Chapter 11: Self promotion Chapter 12: Alternative sources of income (until you have your big hit) Chapter 13: It'll be okay, keep writing Chapter 14: Resource list