Review of The Street Smart Writer

Did you receive that much desired and coveted agent contract only to get burned? Did you sign a book contract you wish you’d never signed? Were you promised payment from a magazine who never came through?

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Thanks to Glatzer’s book, "The Street-Smart Writer", you don’t have to get scammed again. "In The Street-Smart Writer", Glatzer, along with attorney Steven, gives you the inside scoop and tells you what to watch out for and what to demand before you sign that contract.

In 17 chapters, you’ll discover 15 tips guaranteed to help you make wise decisions when it comes to your writing career; secrets that appear to cut through the legalese and confusion to help you become a well-informed and educated writer. Tips like:

1. How to tell when an agent is pulling the wool over your eyes.
2. What agents are NOT supposed to charge you.
3. Why legit literary agents don’t need to advertise.
4. How to find the right agent for you.
5. Questions to ask prospective agents.
6. The good, bad, and the ugly of vanity presses.
7. What terms to watch out for in your book contract.
8. What terms to negotiate in your book contract.
9. Why you should never pay for a book review.
10. Why radio interviews are free.
11. Caveats over writing contests.
12. What the copyright law really says.
13. Working with online magazines and e-zines.
14. Handling plagiarism of your work.
15. How to pick the right workshop or e-course instructor.

But that’s not all you’ll learn!

You’ll also discover:

• How to remove your work from a site that plagiarized you,
• How to draft a contract when the publisher didn’t send you one, and
• How to write an invoice.

And if that isn’t enough, Glatzer and Steven also include a sample literary agent agreement, interview release, permissions agreement, contributor’s agreement, trade publishing agreement, and film option purchase agreement.

Are you ready to avoid writing scams that waste your time and money? If you’re serious about making a living as an author or freelance writer, you can’t go wrong with "The Street-Smart Writer".

Order The Street Smart Writer: Self Defense Against Sharks and Scams in the Writing World Today!

Disclosure: I was given a sample to review. This is "my opinion" of the product. I was not paid to give a positive review.