You better behave or Harper-Collins will terminate your contract and get all its money back.
Honest to God. Harper has added a morals clause to its contracts. If you do something that--in their sole judgment--negatively impacts sales of a book, they can boot you out of Harper Heaven:
Honest to God. Harper has added a morals clause to its contracts. If you do something that--in their sole judgment--negatively impacts sales of a book, they can boot you out of Harper Heaven:
8. PUBLISHER’S RIGHTS OF TERMINATIONGo read the whole article, by agent Richard Curtis. And don't miss the first comment.
If (i) Publisher determines that any of the representations of Author set forth in Section 6(a) is false, or (ii) Author breaches the covenants set forth in Sections I(f), I(g), 2(c), or 2(d), or (iii) Author commits a breach of any covenant contained in the Special Provisions section of Part I above for which Publisher is given a right of termination, or (iv) Author’s conduct evidences a lack of due regard for public conventions and morals, or Author commits a crime or any other act that will tend to bring Author into serious contempt, and such behavior would materially damage the Work’s reputation or sales, Publisher may terminate this Agreement and, in addition to Publisher’s other legal remedies. Author will promptly repay the portion of the Advance previously paid to Author, or, if such breach occurred following publication of the Work, Author will promptly repay the portion of the Advance which has not yet been recouped by Publisher.