Business Musings: Sure, I Trust You

No! No! No! No agent!

Panzer decided to make a stop at Kristine Kathryn Rusch's blog today. My big bad kitty Panzermobile pilot spent so much time there reading the latest post he almost didn't make it home in time for dinner. And you all know that must have been a pretty important post for him to be late for kitty food!

Ms. Rusch's post is about agents and publishers. There are some real horror stories included. (Both her own and other authors' stories.) There are stories of under payment of royalties. Of not being able to "fire" an agent. And of having to sign non-disclosure agreements after settlements. My poor little kitty was so upset when he got home he hid under the bed for at least 5 minutes before he came out to eat.

Panzer says, "This is really scary stuff!"

Note: You'll need at least 3 cups of tea for this v-e-r-y, v-e-r-y, v-e-r-y l-o-n-g post.

To read the post, tootle over to Business Musings: Sure, I Trust You

The Business Rusch: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

What's Estate Planning?

 Panzer found a post at The Business Rusch blog that every writer should read.

Kristine Rusch's post deals with the fact it's important for more than one reason that we make sure we have our estates in place. We need to make sure we have taken all the necessary steps to ensure our estate is administered with our final wishes in mind. We especially want to make sure our copyrights are properly protected for our beneficiaries benefit.

Kristine has plenty of examples to illustrate her points of discussion. At the end of the post there are several links to resources to help you gain the information you'll need to put your estate together. (This is a very long post.)

If you're interested in estate planning for the writer, Panzer says tootle over to The Business Rusch: The Gift That Keeps On Giving