I’ve just signed a contract for a new book and – for the first time – there’s a clause demanding that I be morally upstanding.
- Richard Glover
- The Canberra Times
It notes that the “commercial value of the work” is intrinsically linked to the “standing in the community of the author” and, therefore, if I misbehave they have a right to seize back the modest advance and – presumably – burn all copies of the…
This puts a lot of pressure on a person.
The book will be published in November and – based on past experience – will be remaindered by the following June.
From now to next June is a whole year of being…