The Bitter Script Reader gives a good answer to an annoyingly dense question that anyone associated with film or TV writing gets all the time:
by The Bitter Script Reader
I got this email about a week or so ago:
Let me start by saying that I do not consider myself even a remotely professional writer. I pulled together some funny stuff that has happened in my life & put it into a “script”. I am a great story teller not so much a writer. I have faith that people will find hilarity in my story I just need help getting it to them. I’m thinking maybe a collaboration??? I will be more than happy to send a sample for you to see if it’s something you’d be willing to read. Please let me know your fee & hopefully we can work something out.