Everyone and their parents know that the film business is notorious for being a difficult and cruel place to work.
It’s both hard to break in and hard to stay in.
So much in fact, screenwriters have been seasoned to be ready for those golden moments when they might be able to connect with someone or send someone their work – because it’s a chance to slip into Hollywoodland through the side gates … not to imply that there are front gates where most people gain access, because there aren’t.
This moment usually involves …

It never fails to astound me to hear a screenwriter admit that they’re too afraid their work will be stolen if they share it with anyone – they usually have a horror story about a friend who wrote their first script, sent it to Hollywood, didn’t hear back, and just a few months later when watching a movie, they realized the jokes and character and even story they created for their script were all flickering on screen.
My first reaction to this can be summed up with this: Urban legend.
Don’t get …