tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post115756025888596512..comments2023-09-09T14:28:57.480+01:00Comments on The Scriptwriter: Being Professional Part 2Dominic Carverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148603580719526847noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post-1157924931004173742006-09-10T22:48:00.000+01:002006-09-10T22:48:00.000+01:00Correct Dom. I've seen too many scripts go unmade ...Correct Dom. I've seen too many scripts go unmade because writers were 'too scared' to send them out. Certainly more than I've seen stolen.Tim Claguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617800996351716588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post-1157829208168855182006-09-09T20:13:00.000+01:002006-09-09T20:13:00.000+01:00I'm used to hearing the same thing with literature...I'm used to hearing the same thing with literature, especially from very new writers who start posting long rough chapters of their first novel on internet newsgroups. The answer is always the same - nobody's reading it, let along thinking of stealing it. <BR/><BR/>A bit harsh, perhaps, but a fair point all the same. I think most writers are far too pre-occupied with their own material to steal yours.Gary Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727842682290280425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post-1157641534807145272006-09-07T16:05:00.000+01:002006-09-07T16:05:00.000+01:00New writers sometimes want me to sign an NDA befor...New writers sometimes want me to sign an NDA before I read it for them to do development notes. Really. I always decline and see if they still want me - if not, i know they were going to be a bit of a diva. I'm not against NDA's if a script is in production, 'cos I've read some secret-squirrel things too, but generally (and it IS a generalisation), I find those who go mental about copyright are those with the least original ideas.Lucy Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576008511353143019noreply@blogger.com