Take it from Kristine Kathryn Rusch: It pays to be a hardass

Kristine Kathryn Rusch has more advice for authors on how to negotiate, but frankly, we think her exhortation to be a hardass is valid for the rest of us as well.

Rusch shares a few of her writing-negotiation experiences from the era before she took back control — then tells you how she turned the tables and how it paid off.

This all leads into her discussion of a higher-profile contract case: that of actor Johnny Depp.

In this particular lawsuit, Depp is asking for his money back from the talent lawyer he paid because they had a verbal agreement, not a valid contract.

Catch up on the case and get your daily dose of empowerment here.

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