The Mind of a Madman

Good news: The industry is similar to a bank. If you want a loan the bank needs to be guaranteed that you are worthy of an investment.

Bad news: The industry is worse than a bank. Why? Because breaking even or little profit in Hollywood is not good enough. You need to take someone else's money...albeit a ridiculous sum of money...and return a huge profit to become a legitimate player.

It's just what it is. Why take a chance on your unconventional script, when I can spend money on a guaranteed (recycled) story and see immediate and large profits?

My advice would be similar to what I'm trying to do. Cover all bases. Write your Hollywood scripts and your independent and very personal ones. Try to get the indies made yourself, and try to market the Hollywood ones for sale. A true writer writes. So get cracking and cover all your bases.

- J.