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A literary agent offered me a work for hire contract. Whats that?

April 26, 2017agent contract hire literary offered

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A literary agent offered me a work for hire contract. Whats that?

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A work for hire contract means youre giving all rights to the publisher or agents and will only be paid once. There are no royalties and no opportunity for you to sell your work again. Although there may be special circumstances that warrant such a contract, they are best avoided.