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Aurelio
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  		   Posted 3/18/2006 4:12 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Thanks, thanks, and thanks again! I'm goiing a little crazy. rofl

Rob said...
Just don't expect them to be kind to your work. Take their check and the great noteriety that goes with it, and let them ravage the story anyway they please, you can cry all the way to the bank.


Well, the book will always be there, so I figure if they screw up the movie I'll always be able to point to the book and say that is what I intended. I like the security of that.

Daniel said...
But the highlight of this story is in the imagery, presented in such a visual manner that we get a clear view of this world we're reading about, which if it were adapted for film would be pure eye-candy."


Yeah, sfreader gave EVE such a swell review here. You folks are tops! (And apparently clairvoyant!)

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  		   Posted 3/19/2006 7:06 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Aurelio, I dont know you, havent read the novel, but I surely will. Congratulations! I cant wait to say, "you know...I sorta know the guy who wrote that"
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  		   Posted 3/19/2006 8:33 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I'm speechless (a rarity). Can't wait to see it on the big screen.

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  		   Posted 3/20/2006 4:38 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
That's great news. So, who's going to play who? :-)

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  		   Posted 3/20/2006 7:13 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Thanks! It still doesn't quite seem real.

I know this is many/most/okay, all writers' dream to have something like this happen, so I feel super-lucky, but as a reality check I thought I'd mention how these deals work, so everyone will know what it means:

Sometimes the first part of a book option deal means no money or a very small stipend (this shocked me, but my attorney, who is a very highly respected entertainment lawyer confirmed this - and yes, I'll get some money initially thanks to her.) This is so whoever is optioning it has little monetary risk while they try to set up the real deal. This phase can last several months to a year, depending on what is negotiated.

The author's participation from this point on is most likely none. Once you sign over the rights, they control your property. They can really do just about anything they want without your permission, unless you specifically demand approvals in your contract, and almost no author gets that kind of clout. Your story will most likely be handed to a Hollywood screenwriter who will then try to make it their own. They can cast, alter, or redesign your property however they see fit. Sometimes nothing is left of your work but the title - and even that can change.

There are further time periods that give more small fees to extend the option period. The option can also be dropped at any of these points, for any reason, at the person who bought it's discretion.

If the project goes into "development" or gets picked up by a studio, then the writer gets a fairly significant payment.

If the film actually goes into production, the author finally gets a sizeable, major payment, sometimes split into parts: one for green light, then one for the start of actual filming.

Actual profit participation in the film is negotiated and variable. Usually unless you're J.K. Rowling or Stephen King, this is an insignificant percent of an insignificant percent. Most people never see a penny.

With projects like mine, I am asking for a percentage of merchandising, because of the creatures and world I've created in the book, and that is a fairly standard request, but the same principle as the last paragraph applies.

So, it's not a fairy tale scenario by any means, but STILL... it's pretty trippy.

Aurelio O'Brien
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  		   Posted 3/20/2006 7:58 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Couldn't agree more. Thanks for letting us in.

Here's to hope you rush right on to that "in development" check!

Good luck and congrats again.

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  		   Posted 3/21/2006 12:20 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Thanks for the glimpse into the financial end of it all. I've always wondered how that works.
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  		   Posted 3/21/2006 1:40 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
And, of course, if it all works out you'll be getting that extra printing of your book, with "now a major motion picture" written on it. Congratulations.

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Yeah, the doors this might open and a good publishing relationship would be the best thing to come out of all this, and I really hope that happens.

Thank you all for your encouragement and congratulations!

Aurelio O'Brien
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  		   Posted 3/22/2006 10:26 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Auerlio,

Great news! Looks like you're headed on the way up. Hope it all works out for you as envisioned. Thanks for the insights on the business end.

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