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Before you sign: negotiating payment for translators

ByMartin Reed 20 January 202017 September 2024

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Before you sign: forming a limited company

ByMartin Reed 12 December 201917 September 2024

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Before you sign: joint authorship

ByMartin Reed 12 November 201917 September 2024

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Before you sign: working with TV producers

ByMartin Reed 15 October 201912 February 2025

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Before you sign: ten red flags

ByMartin Reed 16 August 201917 September 2024

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Before you sign: social media

ByMartin Reed 16 July 201917 September 2024

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Before you sign: virtual author visits

ByMartin Reed 19 June 201917 September 2024

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Before you sign: bank account scammers

ByMartin Reed 16 May 201917 September 2024

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Before you sign: negligent misstatements

ByMartin Reed 10 April 201917 September 2024

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Before you sign: author-commissioned illustrations

ByMartin Reed 6 March 201917 September 2024

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Before you sign: moral rights

ByMartin Reed 11 February 201917 September 2024

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Before you sign: freelance engagements

ByMartin Reed 16 January 201917 September 2024

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