The Business of Screenwriting: The Power of “No”
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3 min readSep 18, 2020
As a screenwriter, you need to be prepared to say this word: “No.”
The simple fact is if you say yes, you can make a lot of money as a screenwriter. You can also end up writing a lot of crap. And over time that can kill your soul. Call it blood money.
As soon as you say “yes” on a project, the studio in effect owns you. So in a way, the only true power a…
