{"id":4367,"date":"2023-05-01T15:42:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T15:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2023-05-01T15:42:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T15:42:39","slug":"do-you-need-a-lawyer-to-help-with-your-book-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/do-you-need-a-lawyer-to-help-with-your-book-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need a lawyer to help with your book contract?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosm.pub\/podcast\">People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing podcast<\/a>, Joe and Elly tackle a common question: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MhBD7sIo1ZE\">should authors get a lawyer to help them understand and negotiate their book contract?<\/a> We&#8217;ve worked with many hundreds of authors, some who bring lawyers into the mix, and we have some very specific advice about how to approach this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"If an author doesn&#039;t have an agent, should they hire a lawyer? 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