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What's this Option in my contract

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Danielle Bukowski
Aug 04, 2025
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If you sign a contract with a Big Five or major independent publisher, your contract is going to have an option clause. This post is about what option clauses are, and when to start strategizing with your agent about the material to submit for the option.

Last week, I recommended a nonfiction book in textCrunch!

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2 months ago · 20 likes · 5 comments · Laura B. McGrath

And in July I wrote two posts that use data. Business, Numbers, Money, People!

Thanks for reading.

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