{"id":4378,"date":"2023-05-05T13:56:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=4378"},"modified":"2023-05-05T13:56:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:56:57","slug":"do-self-published-authors-need-a-contract-with-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/do-self-published-authors-need-a-contract-with-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Do self-published authors need a contract with themselves?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosm.pub\/podcast\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/microcosm.pub\/podcast\">People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing podcast<\/a>, Joe and Elly tackle a topic that might sound like a parody at first, but we&#8217;re serious: authors who publish their own books, whether they&#8217;re going with a publishing service or starting their own publishing house, would do well to consider putting themself under a contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/D_r1zNiLBz4\">Here&#8217;s why to consider creating a business deal with yourself<\/a>.<\/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=\"Should an author have a contract when they self-publish? 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