Since they aren't my idea, I don't deserve to put my name on them. The success of a novelization depends entirely on the success of the film. A novelization is published when the film comes out, and it's a creature that rises and falls on the film's success. If a writer's ego is involved, that can hurt. First, you have to sit still for six weeks.
Novelizations always have to be done fast.
Finally, you must have some experience reading between the lines of a movie script. Writing novelizations has had little effect on Alley's own direction except for financing it. Maybe if you're having trouble with another project, writing a novelization cleans you out, so you're clearer when you start something new. I liked writing on assignment then-it gave me a break from my own creations. The script was bare bones, and from that I had to write 250-300 pages.