Author First Mentality · Non-Fiction Author Lab

Author First Mentality

Hi all! I wanted to officially introduce myself. I’m Kate 👋

I work at Book Launchers as a Process Expert, and I’m part of the team that runs this group.

Day to day, I’m deep in the actual publishing work like managing project timelines, editing stages, layout, covers, distribution setup, and answering a lot of “is this normal?” emails from our incredible Book Launchers authors.

One thing I’m especially passionate about is an author-first mentality, particularly when it comes to rights. In 2020, I got the rights back to my first published series and immediately went scouring the internet for what to do next… and found very little. Not many authors were talking openly about rights reversion, either out of fear of “bashing” traditional publishing or simply because they didn’t know much about it.

So I took charge and documented my own process in my first nonfiction (and first self-published) book, Take Back Your Book. Somewhere along the way, I caught the self-publishing bug and have since reverted all 12 of my traditionally published titles.

A lot of authors don’t realize what rights they still have, what they signed away, or what options exist later, and that knowledge gap can really limit long-term careers. That’s where I come in. I’m always happy to answer questions about publishing contracts (though I'm not a lawyer!) or the rights reversion process and help you think through your options.

Happy publishing!

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