If your prime motivation in writing a story is a big paycheck, probably a good idea to reassess the situation.
- (A) The odds of selling a spec script are extremely long.
- (B) While the money from selling a spec can be great, it's inconsistent.
- (C) Better to learn the skills of what it takes to be a professional screenwriter, one who can go from project to project, knowing what they can write well and with passion, and doing your work on a daily basis.
- (D) All of which is to say choose to write a spec script about a story you absolutely love. Indeed, like Black says, something your mom will love, that is if she's a tough-ass critic and not a sycophant.
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Go Into The Story: Shane Black on spec scripts
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