Goodreads asked Neil Russell:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Neil Russell I've been lucky to have had a career in the entertainment business. However, motion pictures and television are collaborative endeavors, and though there is always someone at the top of the decision pyramid to override conflicts, it can be a messy process, and hurt feelings often linger. Not to mention product on the screen that may have been decided for reasons other than what was best for the picture. By contrast, as an author, I am the sole executor of my ideas. The final say then belongs to the reader. There is no substitute for that kind of freedom.

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