Notes From an Unruly Quaker

Notes From an Unruly Quaker

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Premium exclusive: The book deal I walked away from

Premium exclusive: The book deal I walked away from

“It’s the principle of the thing, Lynn.”

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J. J. Johnson Wichman
Aug 10, 2023
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Full disclosure: I walked away from a book deal a couple years ago.

At the risk of sounding self-aggrandizing, I am sharing this story because what happened sucks for writers and workers as a whole.

Please note this was NOT the publisher of my first three novels. I love that publisher.

I won’t name the specific publisher in question but it kinda rhymed with …

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