By Susan Spann Last month, my guest blog here at Writers in the Storm looked at some of the duties a literary executor performs [But What Does a Literary Trustee DO? (Part 1)] in the course of his or her duties. Today, we’ll finish up with a look at the executor (or trustee)’s other duties: long-term […]

Hey, all just a quick update: The person who won an LWA online class is ——- Selena Fulton  CONGRATULATIONS !!!! Please email Margie::::: address is:  margie (at) margielawson(dot) com Sorry to step in, Susan - go for it! by Susan Spann Last month’s #PubLaw guest post on WITS asked the question “Do you Need a Literary Executor?” […]

Last month’s The Lady or the Tiger kicked off my guest-series on Publishing Choices by talking about authors’ need to take responsibility for their choices and careers. Today we’ll take a closer look at some of those options. Twenty years ago, being an author (or novelist) always meant your work was produced in printed form […]

By Susan Spann When Writers in the Storm invited me to guest-post on the last Wednesday of every month, I knew at once what my ongoing topic should be: Equipping authors to make informed decisions about their publishing careers. As a publishing attorney, I work with a number of publishers as well as traditionally-published and […]

Writers In The Storm welcomes publishing attorney and author, Susan Spann. Susan  practices law in Sacramento, California. Her debut novel, tentatively titled SHINOBI, in which a Japanese ninja and a Portuguese priest must save a teahouse entertainer accused of murder, will be available in 2013 with St. Martins/Thomas Dunn Press. By Susan Spann Royalties are the payments […]