I would like to see Michael A. Stackpole's The Grand Crusade rewritten. The series was great, but the finale fell flat. I'd also like to see Stardoc by S. L. Viehl without 'The Core' and the sentience trial postponed.
2006-09-01 16:19:54 · 8 answers · asked by February Rain 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I think they CAN do that if they wanted, but publishers don't want to put $$
into a book that's already been written. It would be a hard deal to make.
Also, I think some writers sell all their rights away, just to get published.
2006-09-01 17:10:22 · answer #1 · answered by CraZyCaT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly it is prohibited by copyright (based on copyright laws, you can't use a large part of a book and only change it a little). Although the publishers might be able to get around this, since they hold the copyright, generally an author is finished with a book once it has been published, and is busy writing new materials and not revisiting the older ones. That and the publishers might not be able to find a large enough market of people to buy the book, which would not make it worth their while to create. (Although it is possible if both the author and the publisher decide to do it, or if the copyright expires and another author wishes to re-do the work).
Although I can think of some books I'd like to tweak, that's the great thing about using your imagination. If I don't like the ending, I just make up my own, or sometimes get together and talk with friends about other ways it could end. ^_^
2006-09-01 16:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by Drakokat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. An author can rewrite his work at his own discretion, but it is up to his publisher to republish the revision. Many publishers agree under the right circumstances, but not all. Michael Moorcock is a shining example. His Eternal Warrior series was never a series.
Moorcock rewrote and republished to bring all the different elements into one, long story. His publisher concurred. B.
2006-09-01 16:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Brian M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think authors are artists with a vision. Once they write a story they don't worry too much about whether the ending is pleasing to an audience or not. I don't think authors do market research to figure out how to weave their plots. Screenwriters on the other hand. . .
2006-09-02 07:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by beelziesluv@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the author is re-writing one of his own works, absolutely nothing. He might have some trouble getting it published, especially if the previous work was a whopping success and is the definitive version in readers' minds, though.
2006-09-01 17:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 18:28:03 · answer #6 · answered by sharples 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they re-write they must ask permission of the author first........
Some one could write something similar without plagerizing Stackpole and Viehl and make their fortune doing it . Agree? maybe YOU !
2006-09-01 16:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by cesare214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The French Lieutenant's Woman had two different endings in the same book, but left it open to the reader as to which 'really happened'; nice concept.
2006-09-01 16:30:06 · answer #8 · answered by ma8pi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋