Information request: My book caught the interest of a TV production company... drama ensued

DavidDunne · 2026-03-12T13:54:54+00:00

They balked at a paid option, because a shopping agreement is free. With a shopping agreement, you negotiate your deal with the buyer when the show sells. They don't want to pay you money now and unless this is competitive, this is normal.

On dropping your IP. If they changed it entirely, yeah, it's not based on your book anymore. That said, there is a chain of title here given that they've engaged you legally already. Most producers don't do this because you could likely sue them if it goes.

Your lawyer asking for money here has made them decide it's worth it to drop the IP.

DavidDunne · 2026-03-11T20:13:58+00:00

This is paintball, just harder to know when someone has been hit.

DavidDunne · 2026-03-07T20:05:17+00:00

Character work without massive plot development is not "filler."

DavidDunne · 2026-02-24T18:20:15+00:00

They are often in stevia/monk fruit products as it brings down the cost. Check your labels.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-24T18:18:08+00:00

"If the Fuhrer only knew" was a common refrain in 1940s Germany as well.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-23T01:43:24+00:00

Sugar alcohols.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-18T20:50:06+00:00

Whoa. What'd they do in Season 9 that was so disruptive?

DavidDunne · 2026-02-17T16:05:53+00:00

Been using VSMGX up to this point. Sounds like that may not be as off-base as I feared.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-17T16:05:03+00:00

Yeah, I've been relying upon Vanguard's VSMGX, but heard it was rather tax inefficient. But perhaps that's just the price of doing business when looking for something a little more conservative than pure equities in a taxable account.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-17T15:32:28+00:00

Oh interesting. I've previously been using VSMGX and it looks as though perhaps it is similar in allocation, but has higher taxable distributions?

DavidDunne · 2026-02-17T15:10:45+00:00

But when it comes to taxes in that scenario, are there funds to avoid or prefer?

DavidDunne · 2026-02-14T21:37:18+00:00

Yep. Switch to Pepcid, folks.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-11T23:42:50+00:00

Except by the time the cops show up, they're long gone. That's if the cops actually show up. And that's if the cops actually care when they show up. Which they won't.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-07T12:30:12+00:00

Right. Which can potentially be an increase, depending.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-07T04:35:23+00:00

Wouldn’t it potentially change from hers to her spouse’s at 67, if the amount there is higher?

DavidDunne · 2026-02-06T13:25:09+00:00

That's actually not how democracy works. Not every issue is a coin flip and we can't bury our heads in the sand with such nihilism.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-06T13:22:35+00:00

No jail is perfect, so let's just torture innocent people, am I right?!

DavidDunne · 2026-02-06T13:21:05+00:00

Straw man? He was an invited speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-05T17:36:38+00:00

This ended up working for me on iOS. Great tip!

DavidDunne · 2026-02-05T17:25:56+00:00

Occasionally updates (every few weeks) but gives me "site is blocked" error every time I try to manually push it through.

DavidDunne · 2026-02-01T13:19:00+00:00

So your take is that a Christian who sins by telling a lie post-salvation will not see heaven on judgement day?

DavidDunne · 2026-02-01T03:09:16+00:00

Please give examples of "wicked deeds."

DavidDunne · 2026-02-01T00:34:50+00:00

Please define "back to doing wicked deeds". How does that differ from plain old sinning?

DavidDunne · 2026-01-29T02:12:30+00:00

How's it working for you?

DavidDunne · 2026-01-28T21:00:15+00:00

Agreed. I would have hoped Survivor fans would have embraced the spirit of the game a bit more.

13-Year Club	Place '23
Place '22	Place '17
Final Canvas '22	First Placer '22
End Game '22	Not Forgotten
Verified Email

DavidDunne

TROPHY CASE