Kate Ristau
@kateristau.bsky.social
Folklorist. Author. Executive Director of Willamette Writers. President of SFWA. Blue hair. She/they. Bi/Pan. Rep Elisa Saphier.
Woohooooooooooooooo!!!!!
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Woohooooooooooooooo!!!!!
So well deserved!! Congratulations!!
November 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So well deserved!! Congratulations!!
Hooray and huzzah!
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hooray and huzzah!
Such a great discussion! Thank you, Nicola!
November 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Such a great discussion! Thank you, Nicola!
Thanks to all for a great panel! We are going to dig into the workshop portion next.
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Thanks to all for a great panel! We are going to dig into the workshop portion next.
Final advice from Natascha: Use your network. Compare contracts!
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Final advice from Natascha: Use your network. Compare contracts!
Final advice: Alice says if you see a deadline for author, make sure there’s a commensurate deadline for the publisher.
November 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Final advice: Alice says if you see a deadline for author, make sure there’s a commensurate deadline for the publisher.
Oh! High discount copies! Pay attention to how your publisher defines those. Great point, Alice. Writers may need to push back on early high discounts and make sure they pay attention to their contracts.
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Oh! High discount copies! Pay attention to how your publisher defines those. Great point, Alice. Writers may need to push back on early high discounts and make sure they pay attention to their contracts.
Alice also points toward audio rights — publishers want them and really don’t want to revert them. Even if they have done nothing with them.
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Alice also points toward audio rights — publishers want them and really don’t want to revert them. Even if they have done nothing with them.
2020 changed perceptions of Force Majeure clauses — authors should have their own grace built in around things like Covid and wars… Natascha had detail here and has seen many shifts in recent years.
November 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
2020 changed perceptions of Force Majeure clauses — authors should have their own grace built in around things like Covid and wars… Natascha had detail here and has seen many shifts in recent years.
Natascha reminds us that France does not allow a waiver. Also, if publishers are requiring a waiver, build in consent for edits or revision.
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Natascha reminds us that France does not allow a waiver. Also, if publishers are requiring a waiver, build in consent for edits or revision.
Heading into a moral rights waiver discussion. Alice notes that they are not that common. If she was arguing with a publishing about these waivers, she would still want to see
1. Author’s name on the cover
2. Right to approve edits
1. Author’s name on the cover
2. Right to approve edits
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Heading into a moral rights waiver discussion. Alice notes that they are not that common. If she was arguing with a publishing about these waivers, she would still want to see
1. Author’s name on the cover
2. Right to approve edits
1. Author’s name on the cover
2. Right to approve edits
Warranties clauses should cover authenticity claims, says Alice. But there is an appeal here for indie authors.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Warranties clauses should cover authenticity claims, says Alice. But there is an appeal here for indie authors.
And Natascha Morris says - hold off before taking any action. And this could have a big impact on book pricing as well, like a nonGMO label.
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
And Natascha Morris says - hold off before taking any action. And this could have a big impact on book pricing as well, like a nonGMO label.
Victoria Strauss asked about authentication services; she is…not impressed;)
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Victoria Strauss asked about authentication services; she is…not impressed;)