According to the post by Angus Thompson, bestselling Australian author Kate Morton is being sued for breach of contract by her former Australian agent. Although they worked together starting in 1999, Kate Morton and the agent, Selwa Anthony, didn't have a signed contract until 2005 when her first novel sold. Their author-agent relationship continued until 2015 when Selwa Anthony was fired. Since Kate Morton now lives in England she has an agent there. Ms. Anthony says she should be receiving a 15 percent commission on royalties from any books she sold for Ms. Morton for as long as the books are on the market. Ms. Morton says she did not understand the contract she signed that way and thought the 15 percent commission was only for her advances on the books. This is a complicated case. Kate Morton has filed a counter-suit which adds to the complications.
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| My head hurts after reading all that. |
Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty says an author should never, never sign any contract they don't understand and it should be re-examined periodically. Also, an author should get an attorney to explain it to them. Don't ask the agent who wants you to sign it to explain it to you."
Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to bestselling author Kate Morton
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