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deepblue

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23. Yes, with contract.

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 01:40 AM

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Well, this person approached you, not wanting to rip you off, which is a good start. This person wants to tell the story, that's a good sign. However, I wouldn't let it happen without a contract prepared by a lawyer. By retaining some aspect of film rights, no matter how far down the road that may happen, you can avoid a potential scam there, which is the most likely one, in that it can shoot through the whole project if it turns out to be the primary motivation for it.

Something about the story is compelling to this person. That's what you really want to know. So ask that person.

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Looking for advice [View all] gopiscrap Saturday OP

Oh, that's a story for sure! Elessar Zappa Saturday #1

HIghly compelling. elleng Saturday #2

Seems compelling to me Easterncedar Saturday #3

Sounds incredibly compelling to me as well! Kudos to your incredibly brave mother... Rhiannon12866 Saturday #4

Do you have the info to share with the writer? SheltieLover Saturday #5

Great advice. Writing this story will be a journey to honor the memory of the mother's determination to live Deuxcents Saturday #8

No doubt! SheltieLover Saturday #9

I'll agree. Deuxcents Saturday #10

I was her son gopiscrap Saturday #14

are you kidding? RussBLib Saturday #6

You raise another point to negotiate: profit split if picked up for film SheltieLover Saturday #7

That is The Pianist less the piano. usonian Saturday #11

I am an only child gopiscrap Saturday #13

BINGO! usonian Saturday #15

thank you so much gopiscrap Yesterday #16

It is my great pleasure! usonian Yesterday #18

Not sure what kind of story Tree Lady Saturday #12

This story needs to be told Wifes husband Yesterday #17

That's a story canetoad Yesterday #19

History has to be documented swong19104 Yesterday #20

Please share her story orangecrush Yesterday #21

Such a great story godsentme Yesterday #22

Yes, with contract. deepblue Yesterday #23

I would buy that book. KentuckyWoman Yesterday #24

ABSOLUTELY, DEFINITELY, and ASAP, get started on it! calimary Yesterday #25

Compelling story of perseverance. I would buy it. LoisB Yesterday #26

In this era of American Gleichschaltung this story MUST be told 303squadron Yesterday #27

DO IT! no_hypocrisy Yesterday #28

Make sure this book writer is not a scammer. Irish_Dem Yesterday #29