A self published book allows
the writer creative control.
Not exact matches
This started a notorious ongoing battle over
creative control, led by Hollywood fat - cat David Geffen and professional insane - person Jon Peters, who had
writer Glenn Shadix rewrite the screenplay to a PG - rated comedy.
Also with Reynolds as one of three credited
writers, he takes more
creative control with the sequel.
Writer McQuarrie meanwhile has been on the other end of the spectrum, writing The Way of the Gun as in - your - face as possible, a two - fingered gesture toward the major studios who wouldn't allow him
creative control.
Shyamalan made a positive step forward with Devil, which saw him break from his pattern of total
creative control by handing a story from his «Night Chronicles» to a different
writer and director, resulting in a fairly well - received film.
The American
writer / director of Midnight Special on honing his craft and retaining
creative control.
When an author goes the traditional publishing route the publisher presumes to be the authority and knows better than the
writer and assumes
creative control of the
writers intellectual property.
Self - publishing lets the
writer retain complete
creative control of their work for good or ill.
Creative control is very important to a lot of
writers, and self - publishing ensures that their work will be released exactly as they say.
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Writers Be-Wary: Electronic Distribution and
Control of
Creative Material
Orna Ross, Founder of Alliance of Independent Authors said: «Digital publishing means
writers today can take
creative control and publish their books, their way, to a global audience and can now earn a living from their writing as never before.
Self - publishing is a wonderful opportunity for any
writer to be able to publish their work independently; they remain in
creative control and it is a useful way of finding out if they have a popular book.
At a time of rapid and fundamental change in the
creative and economic conditions in which
writers work, this project will equip
writers with the skills, tools and experience that will enable them to take
control of their careers.»
Now, however, with the rise of the Internet, e-books and many opportunities and methods available to
writers, self - publishing is a real viable alternative for authors who want to get the most out of their work, without sacrificing
creative control.
There's a real joy and an incredible
creative experience that comes from treating the entire book as a project creatively
controlled by one artist:
writer, designer, and publisher.
Now there's a lot of talk of the «hybrid» author, the
writer who has a traditional publisher but also self - publishes mostly because of speed to market and
creative control.
On the other hand, trade publishers assume a degree of
creative control that some
creative writers don't want to give up.
You'd think this would go without saying, but many, many a
writer has stifled the design process by exercising too much
creative control.
Among the 4,000 hybrid authors surveyed by
Writers Digest,
creative control is the most rational factor that ties them to the title.
«
Writers have learned that with ebook self - publishing, they can enjoy faster time - to - market, greater
creative control and 4 - 5 times higher royalty percentages,» Coker writes.
Writers have learned that with ebook self - publishing, they can enjoy faster time - to - market, greater
creative control and 4 - 5 times higher royalty percentages.
Though the company lacks
creative control of each project --» the
writers, the
creative directors, these kinds of people» — that distance gives them insulation from marketplace volatility.