Advice — evan smith

To steal someone's car, money, parking space - that's low. But to steal someone's story? A little made-up tale? A hundred pages of FADE IN here and CUT TO there? Is that even stealing?Um, how can we put this - YES, DAMMIT! It is! Stealing of the worst kind! Because many hours have been spent and emotions invested, and, funny, but an original story that's already been read by half of Hollywood somehow just doesn't seem so original when pitched a second time. Cars are insured, money can be borrowed, and, okay, a good parking space can be worth quite...

To steal someone's car, money, parking space - that's low. But to steal someone's story? A little made-up tale? A hundred pages of FADE IN here and CUT TO there? Is that even stealing?Um, how can we put this - YES, DAMMIT! It is! Stealing of the worst kind! Because many hours have been spent and emotions invested, and, funny, but an original story that's already been read by half of Hollywood somehow just doesn't seem so original when pitched a second time. Cars are insured, money can be borrowed, and, okay, a good parking space can be worth quite...