EuropeNovelIt was no wonder Mindy hadn't had any formal book publications in the last ten years
Was it because she couldn't write? No. It was because Edith couldn’t get her work published
That explained why every manuscript and outline Mindy submitted over the years was rejected
“If she couldn't handle the publishing, then why did she approach your mom and sign a contract in the first
place? And for ten years at that? Lionel asked, still calm but clearly puzzled.
Back then, Edith had given Mindy a considerable signing bonus-200 thousand dollars after taxes That was a
substantial amount a decade ago
If she didn’t see any future profit, why would she pay such a large sum upfront?
“That's the second major trap in this contract,” Miranda explained “Mom, keep flipping through it's
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marked in red on page three.”
Lionel read aloud, “From the date of signing, all rights to works previously published by Party A will be managed
by Party B. The profit-sharing rais detailed in the appendix... Where's the appendix?”
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Miranda shook her head. “There isn’t one.”
Lionel was shocked.
In other words, the contract didn’t specify the profit-sharing rafor Mindy’s previously published works Edith
could choose to give her the full share or absolutely nothing at all.
“I've only received royalty payments five times in the past ten years,” Mindy said, her voice trembling. “The
highest amount was 80 thousand, and the lowest was just five thousand.”
Miranda had expected as much.
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