Script Partners: How to Succeed at Co-Writing for Film & TV, 2nd Edition

Conclusion

“Deep in most of us is the potential for greatness, or the potential to inspire greatness.”

—Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith),The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

When we signed the contract for the first edition of this book, we toasted each other with a bottle of Dom Perignon, which we bought at a local sub shop and drank out of plastic cups (the guy behind the counter shouted back to kitchen, “Hey, we sold the Dom!”). And when we finish this second edition, we’ll break out the bubbly again.

While we’d never endorse drinking, we—like the Hayes brothers—do endorse doing something ceremonious at each important step in the process.

The point isn’t booze. Really. The point is to create a ritual that seals the deal and celebrates the commitment ...