The Business of Writing: A Rant About Audio Books, Covers, and Contracts

One of the most annoying and astonishing parts of being a writer is how little control you have over an actual book once you sign a contract. Unless you get it written into your contract, you don’t contractually have a say in what covers end up on your book or whether or not anyone consults with you about marketing initiatives, or who gets your book to review, really (or in what stage – lots of strange ARCs come out that are missing whole chapters; not mine, but you get the idea), or who gets...