I’ve heard tales of studio executives buying ideas they heard during a pitch panel, but I don’t know of any verifiable success stories.
QandA
Rewriting bad movies
You don’t want to make a career of it. But sometimes, rewriting a bad movie can be liberating, because you know that almost anything you do will improve it.
No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!
A useful guide to super-villainy.
Using the story of a friend’s life
Legal and moral issues arise when taking someone else’s story, even just pieces of it.