Any good writer knows, nothing is as it seems. You misjudge the people you’re working with. This is not to attack producers, by the by. I’ve had terrific experiences with producers. I’ve also had experiences like on Jane Doe. Be very, very careful who is producing your movie. It might be the single-most important decision you make. On Jane Doe, the lead producers were Unapix Entertainment, who were responsible—I kid you not—for such wondrous movies as My Brother The Pig, and Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowmen. How did we agree to work with such hacks? Well, it started when they handed us a check for $150,000...