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Nana_1928 It needs to be everything. And make sure your signature is EXACTLY the same as the one in your ID or it won't go through. Good luck.

Jonkohrr Really? I have already scanned the signed documents and uploaded them. Does that mean that I have to do it again?

Sara_Wilcox Wow, I guess my contract will be kicked back as well because I didn't write my name in all caps. *sigh

Nana_1928

Since you are going to be contracted, here’s some helpful information my old editor gave me about privilege. She made it after dealing with me.. I hope it helps, and good luck dear

https://webnovelblogcom.wordpress.com/faq-about-privilege-and-going-privilege/

Sara_Wilcox Your very kind. Thank you.

Sara_Wilcox Hi, i am a webnovel author and i want to get a contract. I am already in touch with an editor from webnovel and i have been offered a contract. I want to pick the one that lets me keep my copyright ownership. I dont care if it is exclusive or not. I just want my copyright. So i would like advise on the non- exclusive contract and do i keep my copyright if i sign the non exclusive contract? You seem like a nice person and an overall expert at this kind of thing. I would be really happy if you helped me out!

Thankyou,
(Also please refer to me with some other name than my username as its just plain annoying to have people call me that! My old self wanted that cringey name and now i dont)

Sara_Wilcox I don't think all the editors are this kind and helpful

monger

Hello there dear Thank you for the compliments, although I am very far from being an expert. I’m just a simple writer, but I’ll do my best to help:

If you wish to retain your copyright, then definitely go with the non-exclusive contract. You earn less(I think it’s 30% of all profits versus 50% with exclusive), but retain intellectual rights to your work. You can get gifts from readers, and post things like your Venmo and PayPal link to have your readers ‘support the author’.

An exclusive contract gets you paid more, but the work belongs to Webnovel then. They can basically do whatever they want with it as long as it doesn’t violate your side of the contract. It’s a risk to many authors, but I don’t mind(I love Webnovel). You also get more features when you go exclusive, but if your work is good, they’ll do promos for it anyway.

Downsides to going exclusive are: if you drop the work for any reason, or the writing content/style/etc.. takes a dip: they can assign it to another author to complete. I have never seen this done, but it is stated in the exclusive contract that this is within their rights to do. They can also sell it to another company(movie, comics, etc..), but you get 50% of all profits, and your name stays attached to the work as it’s creator. I honestly don’t know the terms for the non-exclusive contract when it comes to this. But if you hop into the InkStone discord server for writers, there’s a bunch of veteran writers that can help with specifics.

If you go non-exclusive, you can post your work wherever you see fit, but exclusively contracted works can ONLY have their free chapters posted on other sites. If it’s a locked chapter, then it’s exclusive to Webnovel, and it’s a violation to post it anywhere else. If there’s any other questions, I’ll be happy to do my best to help. Just let me know dear

Bunny_Junnie

Thank you Most of the editors that are around now are new, and still acclimating to their job(s). Webnovel Really needs to hire more, and not call them editors. I hear the title ‘editor’, I think it’s someone who edits works, not manages them. They should change the title of ‘Editors’ to ‘Content Managers’ instead. The other is misleading.

Oh wow, they responded to your inquiries. I do not know what happened to mine after one week. I am slightly nervous though.

Sara_Wilcox firat time author here. I guess it is normal to be nervous after engagin something serious like this.

chery_cabral

That is true. It can be very overwhelming, especially when you mix in the excitement of sharing your work(s) for the first time I went through a lot of issues before I got my works out there, and I share what I know to help those in the same spot I was in. So if you(or anyone reading this), have questions or corrections: don’t be afraid to ask/speak. I’m only an author, so I can only help so much. But I’m happy to share what I know. Just ask

I wish the way of signing contracts would change. I'm currently struggling to purchase a printer that can both print and scan, from what I've seen it's expensive too

Sara_Wilcox
True, I was very confused on what 'Editor' means on here

HolyDragon17

As to printing out and signing:

I was told to use Adobe Scan and Sign, or a similar app if a printer was inaccessible to me. It’s a free app for your phone, so it won’t cost anything. I signed both of my contracts with it. Just make sure you do each one, and not just copy and paste. It’s time-consuming, but free. I hope this helped, and best of luck with your work

Sara_Wilcox Holy Wacamoly! Are Apps that good now!? Lol.
So I can just scan the computer screen displaying the contract eh..
Thank you this was a huge help and a relief to my burden haha

Sara_Wilcox
Thankyou so much! I was honestly confused on what to do because an editor i asked for help on "can't vote on your story" problem that happened just asked me if i wanted a contract or not.

I am not here for the money, i just wanted to experiment on a new type of writing style. and also this is my first ever novel i have uploaded anywhere. Again, thankyou! And i will also go on inkstone for this as you suggested.

Sara_Wilcox I don't know much about it. But when I went to talk about my problems they treat me as a fool and I was so embarrassed that I never went to ask about my problems to anyone and that disappointed me.