Since last month's column, I have been deluged with mail from aspiring writers. One theme, or trend, keeps coming to the front line. It is such a good idea that I cannot tell you. First of all - don't bother writing a sequel or spinoff of someone else's property unless you get prior approval in writing. You've written yourself 100 plus pages of litter box liner.
Nobody wants to believe they're second or third bananas, even if they are.
For God's sake, nobody knows what the next boffo buckaroo will be. Movies are futures commodities, pork bellies in plastic. But most galling of all is that so far, not one person mentioned Skelton Knaggs or George Zucco. It's a state of mind. Inc. All Rights Reserved.