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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 8954831" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>I'm going to push back on the word "forced" again . . . . Salvatore wants to write Realms novels, TSR/WotC wants him to continue, but with a focus on Drizzt, his most popular character. It's not being forced, it's a negotiation. Salvatore might've asked at some point, "I'd love to start a NEW series with NEW characters . . ." and TSR or WotC responded, "Well, for now, could you just give us another Drizzt book? That's what the kids want, so that's what we want to publish!" I doubt Salvatore was overly upset, felt forced, or had his arm twisted to continue writing about the Dark Elf and the Companions of the Hall.</p><p></p><p>Salvatore can write whatever he wants . . . but WotC doesn't have to give it the editorial OK for Random House to publish it. And Salvatore does have a lot of pull, as his books are very popular. Plus, he writes plenty of non-Drizzt stories . . . for other publishers.</p><p></p><p>That's how it works in publishing, especially shared-world franchises and work-for-hire. Nobody is being "forced to crank out novels", they are being hired to do so, its a negotiation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 8954831, member: 18182"] I'm going to push back on the word "forced" again . . . . Salvatore wants to write Realms novels, TSR/WotC wants him to continue, but with a focus on Drizzt, his most popular character. It's not being forced, it's a negotiation. Salvatore might've asked at some point, "I'd love to start a NEW series with NEW characters . . ." and TSR or WotC responded, "Well, for now, could you just give us another Drizzt book? That's what the kids want, so that's what we want to publish!" I doubt Salvatore was overly upset, felt forced, or had his arm twisted to continue writing about the Dark Elf and the Companions of the Hall. Salvatore can write whatever he wants . . . but WotC doesn't have to give it the editorial OK for Random House to publish it. And Salvatore does have a lot of pull, as his books are very popular. Plus, he writes plenty of non-Drizzt stories . . . for other publishers. That's how it works in publishing, especially shared-world franchises and work-for-hire. Nobody is being "forced to crank out novels", they are being hired to do so, its a negotiation. [/QUOTE]
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