How do writers deal with issues like ego and property rights when collaborating?

Question:IF THEY ARE SMART AND FAIR ABOUT IT - THEY PUT IT IN WRITING WHEN THEY BEGIN TO WRITE TOGETHER. USUALLY IF THEY ARE WRITING TOGETHER IT IS A 50/50 SPLIT. ALSO IF THEY HAVE AGENTS THIS WILL BE HANDLED BY THEM. IT IS VERY UNWISE TO NOT MAKE IT EQUAL - THEN THEY OWN IT EQUALLY. ( EVEN IF ONE DOES MOST OF THE "TYPING") AS FOR THE EGO QUESTION - EVERY SINGLE WRITER IS DIFFERENT AND THERE IS NO HARD AND FAST RULE THAT WILL WORK FOR THAT ISSUE. THE FACT REMAINS - THE MORE YOU PUSH EGO ASIDE AND CONCENTRATE ON THE WORK TOGETHER - THE BETTER THE WORK WILL BE.
I HAVE BEEN A PROFFESSIONAL SCREENWRITER FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE WORKED WITH MANY PARTNERS - YOU MAY DISAGREE ABOUT SCENES, CHARACTERS, DIALOGUE - BUT THEN YOU TALK IT OUT - COLLABORATION CAN BE FRUSTRATING BUT IF YOU ARE BOTH GOOD WRITERS - IN THE END IT'S ALL GOOD - ( IF YOU'RE NOT BOTH GOOD WRITERS - THEN WHY WORK TOGETHER IN THE FIRST PLACE?) IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE PAGE!!!!
I REALLY BELIEVE FOR COMEDY IT IS GREAT TO HAVE ANOTHER WRITER TO WORK WITH TO BOUNCE OFF FUNNY IDEAS WITH.
GOOD LUCK!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: IF THEY ARE SMART AND FAIR ABOUT IT - THEY PUT IT IN WRITING WHEN THEY BEGIN TO WRITE TOGETHER. USUALLY IF THEY ARE WRITING TOGETHER IT IS A 50/50 SPLIT. ALSO IF THEY HAVE AGENTS THIS WILL BE HANDLED BY THEM. IT IS VERY UNWISE TO NOT MAKE IT EQUAL - THEN THEY OWN IT EQUALLY. ( EVEN IF ONE DOES MOST OF THE "TYPING") AS FOR THE EGO QUESTION - EVERY SINGLE WRITER IS DIFFERENT AND THERE IS NO HARD AND FAST RULE THAT WILL WORK FOR THAT ISSUE. THE FACT REMAINS - THE MORE YOU PUSH EGO ASIDE AND CONCENTRATE ON THE WORK TOGETHER - THE BETTER THE WORK WILL BE.
I HAVE BEEN A PROFFESSIONAL SCREENWRITER FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE WORKED WITH MANY PARTNERS - YOU MAY DISAGREE ABOUT SCENES, CHARACTERS, DIALOGUE - BUT THEN YOU TALK IT OUT - COLLABORATION CAN BE FRUSTRATING BUT IF YOU ARE BOTH GOOD WRITERS - IN THE END IT'S ALL GOOD - ( IF YOU'RE NOT BOTH GOOD WRITERS - THEN WHY WORK TOGETHER IN THE FIRST PLACE?) IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE PAGE!!!!
I REALLY BELIEVE FOR COMEDY IT IS GREAT TO HAVE ANOTHER WRITER TO WORK WITH TO BOUNCE OFF FUNNY IDEAS WITH.
GOOD LUCK!

A writer writes. That is their job. If a writer is lucky (and skilled) enough to get a producer and director to produce their play/musical/whatever, they are expected to work *with* the director and producer. That is, if the director wants something rewritten, it generally gets rewritten. The writer is not at the top of the heap in this arrangement. In fact, technically, the producer is their boss.