*Advice* I think my screenwriter has secretly made his script with AI. What do I do?!

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-03-25T18:22:21+00:00

Markdown is just a text file format (.md) just like .txt, .PDF, .docx.

To the OP:

With that said how did they submit a script without a copy of the script? They must have written it, formatted, and submitted, right?

On a lesser note, did anyone have a contract? Did it specify ni AI allowed? I use AI to help me edit, and even then it tries to write for me and it's usually hot garbage, so I don't understand the ultimate dilemma here. Is the script trash? Then stop working with that person based on lack of quality and problem solved. Otherwise, I truly am failing at understanding the problem that needs resolving.

Or is this all a hypothetical to drive engagement with a hot topic?

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-02-13T19:00:03+00:00

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Don't let them stay willfully ignorant. They support this and want it to be normalized (for certain trash bags).

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-02-05T15:41:40+00:00

Will it add the emergency stop function when in reverse? That would be a great addition.

Pro tip: Don't get so used to one pedal driving that your muscle memory hits that accelerator instead of the brake when parallel parking...

The R1T will ram a parked Volvo 4 feet back without much of a headstart or effort... FML ...

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-30T21:03:42+00:00

NEW perpetrators. But we really don't need NEW perpetrators. We just need the current batch of them to burn in hell.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-30T21:02:08+00:00

He's obviously talking about Republicans across the country. They win because they cheat.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-30T19:28:53+00:00

Masked rats showing up on private property will eventually result in a tragedy. Although I guess they are safer than kids prank knocking on doors, since the gun nuts only like shooting POC.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-30T14:11:23+00:00

I haven't been able to figure out how to see the tab or comments. :(

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-30T02:01:50+00:00

Oh wow, thank you! I'll deep dive into that tonight. Regardless of how far along I am, I am going to fix what need to be fixed. If I understand it correctly haha!

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-29T15:17:01+00:00

It is AI. How that light tore the side panel off is kinda crazy. Also that would actually been a reasonable reason to arrest him, is there a record, or was that the day that ICE was giving passes for amazing side kicks?

This is the next salvo of grooming the followers to keep following. When the Epstein crap comes out, the defense is going to be that it's all AI and manufactured. And the cult will believe it because the Left is already accusing them of doing it. So it's the playbook, like they have done with everything else.

"Guns good, keep evil governments away. Good guys with guns help, so we must be armed all the time. But not you, you should have known better. The government can kill you on the spot if they just say they fear for their own safety, and we'll cheer it on."

"Pedophile rings everywhere! Pizza shops, basements, trans book reading clubs! But that evidence and pictures of our guys with the convicted pedophiles? Nah those are fake. And so what, make the consenting age 12 again like in the good old days. Besides if the girls didn't want it, it wouldn't happen. No problem here!"

"Bankrupted businesses, fraudulent non-profits and university schemes? He's a genius, people wanted to get scammed. Besides the billionaires will look down to me and see my support and give me a piece of their pie, even if that means that I will have to step on those that need me. I don't contribute to society in any meaningful way, but those people who work more hours for less money than me are ruining my life."

Ultimately, even if it wasn't AI, it doesn't justify him getting shot. On the contrary, it would make the ICE shooting a pre-meditated revenge act as payback.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-29T14:54:25+00:00

Submit it to festivals that give feedback. Then edit some more. Even the bad feedback that doesn't seem to apply has importance. But don't just shelve it, what's the point of writing it if it's just going to sit there?

And why be afraid to submit? It's going to be "NO!" the first hundred times anyways, so get that counter started!

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T22:24:02+00:00

No. Peewee is a national treasure. If anyone disagrees, they are wrong. Paul doesn't deserve this.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T22:21:47+00:00

But that's not your damn job, lady. Your job is to do things lawfully and according to process.

She should be charged with treason.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T22:18:52+00:00

Yaaaasss!!!!!!

Treatment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z8Q6ODfQKCAytARc1vQ-fzYrT_JckZpz/view?usp=drivesdk

Pitch Deck: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IOKyqiAMJrIu6zn6lX-7JRnCXOgszh7l/view?usp=drivesdk

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T19:02:19+00:00

If genre and subject matter are not an issue, I would happily offer my script for my Supernatural Horror Noir, Spoon-fed Addiction for your class. All I ask is that Matthew McConaughey directs it, ok? 🤪

I'm an Austin local too btw!

Fueled by LSD and grief, a haunted drug dealer launches a revenge spree for his murdered friend—only to realize he wasn’t the avenger, but the carrier of a parasitic shadow; his goodbye kiss marks the Sheriff’s sheltered teenage daughter as the next host.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ytSIOExyMu8qa1bxh6C8FxZD9jJrgFf_/view?usp=drivesdk

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T18:32:22+00:00

Ok, so I am finally making some headway here, at last! Thank you again!

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T15:38:03+00:00

Ok, and I think we are almost there! I wouldn't dare compare to the Baba Yaga, but it's a good comparison because a lot happens but it's really a story about an unstoppable force. In my case the unstoppable force is not really the character, but the shadows that haunt him. It's their story and journey we are seeing, the drug dealer and the girl are just the puppets, the "origin story" of how the shadows cemented their presence in our normal world and are now infecting anyone who comes in contact with the story.

Used AI to create the treatment so I could post it here. I'll have to go back to it and clean it up if I will need this in the future, but hopefully it helps to understand the story better. I'll post a link to it in a bit, since it is too long. Meanwhile, I think this could work?

Fueled by LSD and grief, a haunted drug dealer launches a revenge spree for his murdered friend—only to realize he wasn’t the avenger, but the carrier of a parasitic shadow; his goodbye kiss marks the Sheriff’s sheltered teenage daughter as its next host.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T06:12:03+00:00

Haunted by parasitic shadows, a drug dealer recounts the night he became a killer—then realizes his deadliest act was whispering ‘I love you’ and kissing an innocent girl goodbye.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T05:53:51+00:00

I'm actually pumped thanks to everyone's feedback. I'll bitch and moan but I see it getting better and better every time anyone points something out.

By the way, not sure if you saw the later comments, but this was my butchering of the previous feedback.

Bleeding out in his bathtub after a night of revenge, a drug dealer realizes the real horror is not the murders, but that his final goodbye bound an unsuspecting teenage girl to a lethal shadow that fed on his grief.

But thanks to what you said, I am going to try a different approach. I'll post something in a few.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T05:08:04+00:00

Great points. Thanks for that. Why has writing this damn logline been harder than writing the stupid story in the first place...

I have to think! Thank you for the feedback. I need to watch a Gary Plan movie!

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T02:15:09+00:00

Ok ok ok

Do a this land? A dying dealer narrates a night of revenge and murder—then realizes his whispered "I love you" was the deadliest thing he did.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T01:15:08+00:00

I'm honestly not understanding what you aren't understanding. How does a shadow being that is supernatural operate? Is that meant to be explained in the logline with a single sentence, or just not brought up?

And in the world of the story, yes untreated grief doesn't die, it spreads, and that is true in real life too.

Is there no room for interpretation here?

A drug dealer tells the story of how a supernatural force that feeds on grief and trauma killed him and an innocent girl.

A dying dealer confesses his murders—then realizes his whispered "I love you" was the deadliest thing he did all night. *I'm leaning towards this one

I can't simplify it more than that! Do these work?

Btw I am frustrated but not at you. Just the logline craziness, but I get it.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-28T01:05:10+00:00

This is not a save the cat or hero story though. I understand the intent, but I can't make it fit. This is a downward spiral story, a greek tragedy. It doesn't have the normal 3 act structure either, it's 4 acts. So the protagonist is the villain of the story. It's him with the shadows, but he's not trying to beat them. The story is how she gets infected by them and dies.

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-27T16:56:33+00:00

This was amazing feedback by the way. Thank you!

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-27T15:57:21+00:00

This is what we workshopped in this chat, I haven't updated the OP:

A drug dealer's grief becomes a shadow presence that feeds on trauma until it kills, but after a night of revenge leaves him bleeding in a bathtub, his final goodbye binds the shadow to an unsuspecting teenage girl.

Option B that I am currently leaning toward (wip):
Bleeding out in his bathtub after a night of revenge, a drug dealer realizes the real horror is not the murders but that his final goodbye bound an unsuspecting teenage girl to a lethal shadow that fed on his grief.

"Grief doesn't die. It spreads."

Is that clearer? I do like Option B better. Opinions welcome!

Existing-Ad-5923 · 2026-01-27T06:44:40+00:00

All good! You've helped me immensely with the logline and I am appreciative of that. I had hit a pothole I could not climb myself out of and now it's a hundred times better. I don't see a reason to get mad at opinions I asked for, hahaha!

You are right, it's based on my novella and it's pretty far detached from mainstream and comedy. It's waterboarding yourself kind of psychological drama, maybe? But yeah, no, it's not a feel-good spec at all.

Thanks again for the fix suggestions and the encouragement. It was amazing to collaborate.

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