Posted on December 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business advice and news to offer.
Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:
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Why these contract clauses are scary: Shadow Light Press's standard author contract has made a big online splash; Victoria Strauss unpacks the issues with the legal language and directs authors to the Reddit post that criticizes other features of it (Writer Beware).
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Amazon's "Ask This Book" feature sparks backlash: If you missed earlier news about Amazon's new AI-powered feature that authors can't opt out of, Dan Holloway recaps it and links to deeper coverage (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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Poetry collection awards: You might not think there are many awards — or many winnable awards — for poetry, but Hannah Jacobson says you're wrong (Alliance of Independent Authors).
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LLM tool whiplash: A rule that would have allowed books that use LLM-powered tools to be eligible for the Nebula Awards was introduced and then abolished within hours (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association).
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