Colleen Hoover deciding to stop selling off her movie rights and instead take full creative control over her future Hollywood adaptations is honestly the best news ever. After the messy, highly publicized drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni during the It Ends With Us press tour, it became painfully obvious what happens when an author hands over their baby to Hollywood elites. The studio system constantly prioritizes flashy marketing and celebrity egos over the actual heart of the story. Authors know their characters and their fanbase better than any out-of-touch producer ever could. It is incredibly empowering to see a massively successful writer put her foot down to protect her work. Fans of books like Reminders of Him deserve authentic adaptations, not watered-down Hollywood vanity projects. More authors need to follow her lead. #culture #books #entertainment