Case in point: "Letter From A Writer's Conference." We can laugh, but we need to pay attention to his point--don't get caught up in the insane competition and behavior bred by this profession with 10 jobs for every 10 million people who want to be a writer.
"3. Number of writers who attempted to present me with velobound manuscripts: 9
4. Number of writers who asked me to write their ideas: 4
5. A conversation with a very nice woman who wanted some advice on her short story:
Woman: I think my short story would make a great musical.
Me: Uh, okay.
Woman: I've already written all the lyrics and am adapting it for a movie musical.
Me: What was the last musical you saw?
Woman: Oh, I can't remember the last time I saw a great musical. They don't make great musicals anymore."
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