Film rights  Hi Miss Snark!  I've just been offered a contract
with an RWA-recognized publisher (a small one, but still...)
Very exciting.  The contract asks for movie rights. I know the
chances of my book becoming a movie are pretty much nil. Believe
me, I haven't ever even thought of the book becoming a movie,
never dreamed about it, nothing. I write books, not movies.  But
it strikes me as strange that they want those rights. Is it? Is
this something I should be concerned with?  My other publisher
is tiny tiny, and there was no mention of movie rights in those
contracts.  Actually it's strange the other tiny tiny publisher
doesn't mention them, cause even if you don't give them the
rights, you want to mention the author retains them and what the
split is.  I don't give movie rights to publishers. They aren't
movie producers or deal makers. We share the proceeds with the
publisher if the book gets optioned but the rights remain with
the author. Usually you work with a film agent directly for this
kind of st