A: You likely have more leverage than the termination clause alone. A publisher that took payment for services it never delivered, ignored a promotion commitment, and now refuses to respond has its own performance problems under the agreement, and those may matter more than the three-year sales trigger. The specifics of your contract control, including its termination, notice, refund, and governing law provisions, and the Tennessee and Oklahoma pieces need to be handled in the right order. I'm licensed in Tennessee and my firm has an Oklahoma-licensed attorney who has published multiple books, so we can review the agreement and lay out your options for a flat fee. Feel free to request a proposal.
