Is your agent asking for money up front? Run away.
QandA
Using your friend’s name in a script
Do you need signed legal permission to use a friend’s name in a script?
Am I a writer or a director?
If you don’t like it, don’t do it.
Can Dracula’s son get a book deal?
The vast majority of memoirs are written by vain, delusional nutjobs, so there’s no reason you shouldn’t be entitled to your six-figure advance.