Most people hate negotiating. Instead of learning it themselves, they hire someone—an agent, a lawyer, a manager—to negotiate for them. But negotiators often do not have their clients’ best interests at heart. In this short book, international bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch shows you how to negotiate anything from buying a car to buying a house, from handling a book contract to handling a negotiator. If you have ever negotiated anything—and who hasn’t?—then this book is for you. Award-winning, bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch has published books under many names and in many genres. She has owned several businesses, and has worked for herself for more than thirty years. For more information on her work, go to If you found this section of Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s The Freelancer’s Survival Guide helpful, you might want these short books as Getting Started Goals and Dreams How To Make Money Networking in Person And Online Time Management The Secrets of Success Turning Setbacks into Opportunity When to Quit Your Day Job