Michelle
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Michael J. Sullivan:
That really stinks, because I'd happily buy them. Is there an expiration date to their rights, and then the series reverts back to you?
Michael J. Sullivan
So, author contracts are pretty terrible with regards to protecting the author. Their "term" (the period of time for which they are in effect is the life of copyright, which means 70 years after I'm dead. A pretty long time ;-). There is another way rights can revert to authors but only if the sales are really, really bad. For instance, on my contracts, if the books sell less than 9 copies a week for a year straight I can make a request to get them back.
I don't see my sales going down to that small level anytime soon. My first book Theft of Swords came out in 2011 and its still selling well. But I keep a watch on them and if/when the sales drop to that level, I'll snatch them back.
I don't see my sales going down to that small level anytime soon. My first book Theft of Swords came out in 2011 and its still selling well. But I keep a watch on them and if/when the sales drop to that level, I'll snatch them back.
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Lexi ✨
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hi Michael! Saw your answer to Britt's question about a possible tv adaptation of Riyria and that you have some names in mind for characters. If you could cast anyone for the show, who would you chose? My husband and I have a whole fancast for the series and it would be so cool if some of our ideas matched yours!
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