The first time I ever partnered with a JV to help fill my room she said "we don't need a contract".. I thought, that's silly - seems like we do.. So I wrote one anyway which she signed.. Thank goodness because a few months later she thought I owed her a BUNCH of money and I was able to point back to the contract on what I did owe (which was $0), so I paid her $2,500 anyway in good faith. That partnership eventually fell apart for OTHER reasons, but that how it all works. Some things come and go; others stand the test of time Another time I partnered with someone and we did not have a contract. It was around filling a virtual room for me. I explicitly said (so I thought) how many emails were required for them to send (3 is my magic #) and a bunch of other "expectations". Well, pushed came to shove and those things were not done by my partner. We proceeded anyway and the results were "OK" but they could have been way better - and I remember thinking: OH YA, contract... Today, I'm going under contract again. This time on a joint deal. We both said: "This will be easy because we know, like, and trust each other, and we appreciate what the other person brings to the table." And now I'm laughing because it's taken 5 days to collaborate on. While we are now in the final stages of getting it signed it just reminds me how much a contract really puts a shared language in place with definitions and terms and expectations There are many many more stories, these are just a few... Just takes a second (or a few days LOL) and everyone will be on the same page Hope this helps someone today!!!

Hello All- And @Kristin Gutierrez I would love some feedback on my cover designs.. I have a favorite but my biggest struggle is spacing, I don’t want the cover to feel cluttered, and I would like the writing to not be too close to the edge of the book. I am also not 💯 on the handwriting font on the front if the book so i wanted to get your feedback there as well. Can you tell me if there is a specific cover you like best and any feedback in general? Ultimately the color of the cover don’t will be turquoise.. Melissa

Hello @Kristin Gutierrez and anyone else who can help.. Curious what book sizes are best for amazon publishing etc, I have 2 books I am working on, one is a memoire/handbook the other is a book of poetry. I would like the book of poetry to be a smaller size than the handbook. Thanks in advance!

Hey @Kristin Gutierrez I am looking at domains for my book and the .com of my book title is a premium website. I was looking at savagedaughters. so I saw one that was savagedaughters.global and it felt good to me, as in savage daughters all over the world turning their stories into impact. But I wanted to get your 2 cents. There was a .co as well.

Hey @Kristin Gutierrez would you create a logo for your book landing page or just use your own name logo?