Sanderson is in a position to make untold millions when Hollywood eventually starts adapting his works. Based on the insane success of his recent crowdfunding campaign, tv and film versions are not far off. He’s not going to sabotage any of that by openly criticizing the machine.
He's had people beating his door down to adapt his work for years now. He's refusing because he's too busy to actually supervise and control the adaptation. He also wants to gain experience by adapting smaller works first, and isn't going to do Stormlight until he's ready, and when he does Stormlight, he will have total creative control.
Sanderson is in a position to make untold millions when Hollywood eventually starts adapting his works. Based on the insane success of his recent crowdfunding campaign, tv and film versions are not far off. He’s not going to sabotage any of that by openly criticizing the machine.
Sanderson has already created generational wealth. His kickstarter for self-published novels raised 46 million. That's insane.
I have a huge amount of respect for the dude. He's a workhorse, respects his fan, and he's not a woketard.
He's also being very selective with subsidiary rights (video games, tv/film, etc.). He's VERY conscientous about protecting the integrity of his IP.
He's had people beating his door down to adapt his work for years now. He's refusing because he's too busy to actually supervise and control the adaptation. He also wants to gain experience by adapting smaller works first, and isn't going to do Stormlight until he's ready, and when he does Stormlight, he will have total creative control.