M Blumenthal wrote:
> Terrill,
> Doesn't it work the other way also? IIRC, John
Jakes' very successful series
> that began with the Bastard was thought up an
commmisioned by a prominent
> agent/editor whose name escapes me now (could it be
Lyle Wagoner?) who
> made a mistake by letting Jakes' name appear as the
author. When the series
> became successful Jakes was able to control it, but
he would have been
> unable to if the author was given a house
name.
> Mark
>
I hadn't heard of this incident. If that actually happened I
think it would be a rarity in the business. It's far more
common for an author to entangle rights of future projects by
selling exclusivity to a series character when selling a
single novel. They'll tell you in the legal department that
it's "boilerplate." Tricky bunch that they are.
Nice story though. Good to see the concept backfire on the
producers once in a while.
TL
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