What to get from "The Call"

I always love to hear stories about "the call" for writers. But beyond hearing all the details about how fabulous that conversation was - it's important for writers to remember that "the call" is a business transaction. And as such, writers should expect to leave that call with information about the offer on the table and what to expect.

Have you ever talked to someone, been overly excited or hyped up, then hung up and remembered a bunch of other things you forgot to ask? Imagine you're a writer, you finally got that call from an editor, you hang up, then look back at that list you have. You know, the list you made ages ago when you started sending out your book? The list that specifically names all of the questions you plan to ask in such a situation but you forgot to print it out and keep it by your phone? Then you see several important things that you forgot to ask the editor about.

You don't feel comfortable calling the editor back because you don't want to seem forgetful or neurotic. But you also worry that they may wonder why you didn't ask about those things. Well, Dorchester editor Leah Hultenschmidt has a handy list of things that you can print off and remember to go over and ask the editor.