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Jan 17 |
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What are the advantages of incorporation for a writer? @Charles - My husband and I have been professional writers for a combined 38 years. In that time, we've discussed this topic with corporations, publishers, editors, agents, a lot of writers, and numerous tax professionals. This is, for better or worse, how the tech writing biz works in the US in 2011. |
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Jan 17 |
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What are the advantages of incorporation for a writer? @Charles - the OP asked for the US so that's what he got. The IRS doesn't care about income %s, just about how much control the company has. That is, if I'm told I have to work on X project using a computer they provide from 9-5 M-F at a desk at corporate HQ, they're more likely to be my "employer" than if I can work on my own computer in my own office on my own schedule. Some tech companies tried to bend the rules to save on taxes & benefits and got caught, so now the IRS keeps an eye on companies with a lot of freelancers. |
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Jan 17 |
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What are the advantages of incorporation for a writer? @Charles - you wrote In most countries, the social insurance advantages run the other way — me, I would have phrased that as "In all civilized countries, the social insurance advantages run the other way" (sigh). Don't get me started… |
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Jan 15 |
answered | What are the advantages of incorporation for a writer? |
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Jan 13 |
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Will e-books prevent books from going out of print (and rights from reverting)? @Ralph - fiction publishers are required to keep books in print for some years after they tank? Yuck. What do they do, print them a dozen or so at a time, just so that three years later the two people who might want to can still purchase them? Double yuck. (Note: this assumes the initial print run went to bookstores, didn't sell, and just the covers were sent back.) |
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Jan 13 |
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Formatting for stage, television, and the silver screen @sjohnston - Did you miss the link for the free demo version on the page? But otherwise: I assumed you were seeking professional results, so that's the answer I posted. If you just "want to goof around," then I recommend that you ignore formatting (after all, why bother?). |
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Jan 13 |
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Jan 13 |
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Will e-books prevent books from going out of print (and rights from reverting)? @Hedge - Actually, I brought up the O'Reilly contract for a number of reasons: the contract is publicly available, I've written for them, and they've got a high rep in their field. As I mentioned above, that's their "standard" book contract; speaking from experience, yes, they will modify it if the author can make a strong case why it should change. |
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Jan 13 |
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Will e-books prevent books from going out of print (and rights from reverting)? @Ralph - as I said: "I've never seen an expiration date on a tech book contract." Ever. Really. Books don't go out of print because the contract lapses; rather, the contract lapses when they go out of print. Books go out of print when it's no longer commercially viable to reprint them—so when the reprint cost goes down to zero, they never officially go out of print. |
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Jan 13 |
awarded | Enthusiast |
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Jan 12 |
answered | If you get an advance do you ever have to give it back? |
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Jan 12 |
answered | Formatting for stage, television, and the silver screen |
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Jan 12 |
answered | Will e-books prevent books from going out of print (and rights from reverting)? |
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Jan 12 |
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Will e-books prevent books from going out of print (and rights from reverting)? Doesn't sound like any of the book contracts I've seen. What major publishers do this? |
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Jan 9 |
answered | Should freelance writers keep their online business separate from offline? |
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Dec 19 |
answered | What are some ingredients of really engaging non-fiction? |
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Dec 12 |
awarded | Critic |
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Dec 11 |
awarded | Quorum |
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Dec 10 |
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Are there any useful guides to writing stories based in RPG universes/aimed at a role playing audience? edited tags |
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Dec 10 |
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Pros and cons of using perspectives? edited tags |
