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Elaine writes:

OK, you scriptwriters and publishers out there, can you please help? As I have hinted in my Show Diary, I am part of a small group of people who plan to write a show. We have Person A who will write the music, and who had the original idea. We have Person B who will do most of the dialogue. We have Person C who wants to write some lyrics and you have me who will contribute by helping with dialogue by co-writing some of it with Person B and sorting out Production issues (like what will and will not work on stage etc). I will also be the bringer together of it all and will nag, cajole and keep people on track to get it written by the deadline we have set ourselves. We plan to have the "world premiere" in two years time. However, here are the what ifs...... What if it is so good that we could consider publishing? I have heard some of the music already and got goose bumps. When I get goose bumps it is a sure sign that something good is happening! Who would own it? How would any royalties be split? Should we form a proper entity before we start writing? Any advice from people who have been there and done it would be much appreciated.

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