Exit Strategy

I don't like the idea of being a sellout and giving away creative rights to a greedy bigger corporation ready to exploit and milk something for all its got as much as they can stretch it, so I plan on keeping my franchise close to preserve its dignity and keep my own integrity as an author rather than turn it over for money to ruin the sacredness of something limited. Basically I will not let a bigger company buy me out like how a few (cough, cough) big entertainment companies have been aquiring entire brands that were well off on their own and integrating it into their huge hodgepodge of newly-acquisitioned creative rights to exploit. (Shame on those brands for being sellouts!) See, for me, it was never about the money, which is different than most entrepreneurs where money is the only factor they're fighting in account for. I just wanted to spread my voice and get it out there. If it makes a good change, that's all I'm really in it for. I'd hold onto my brand however long the copyright lasts and I would partner with other companies should they want to make adaptations in different forms or media (like converting it to film for the movie screens or translating it to different languages for oversea adaptations). I definitely don't mind expanding it, that's not the case. It would be pretty dumb to publish a book series and say that you don't want anything else to do with it and you want it to remain just a book series. I'm not trying to be greedy and keep it to myself because of intellectual property rights or some notion that making it scarce will make it sacred. No, I don't mind reaching it out to whoever wants to access it, whether that means switching from print copies to a digital platform or audio books for differently-abled audiences. What I mean to say is, I don't mind engaging in partnerships or sharing responsibility with other companies or people with extraordinary passions or abilities wherever the path takes it: book, film, NON-EXPLOITED franchise, charity benefits, video games, animation, music, audio readings, theater play, (maybe not a TV show), etc etc etc. What I do stick by is my original guarantee that it won't be a cash grab scheme and that it will not be anything overplayed or tiredly overdone. I will keep my new ventures unique as always and not something that floods the retail market and tires the eyes. But rather, I will treat each step as an individual process and use the skills and assets acquired in each to help branch out my voice to those willing to hear it.