order of the actual finished screenplay. Imagine yourself as the owner of a chateau in the South of France which you want to rent out to holiday- makers for the summer. A request from a jaded northerner, or a curious North American comes in. What do you send to the prospective client? The plumbing and wiring diagrams? Or the glossy brochure with the art- ist's rendering of the swimming pool, yet to be finished? Hint Writers are exploited ­ `Write me a treatment for a script/star that I have interested' says the producer. He hopes you'll effectively partner with him but in reality is using you to jumpstart his producing career! Reality Check: Negotiating the Sale of Your Script The prices mentioned opposite are the going rate for established writers with opening title single card credits as screenwriters. And the Writers' Guild of Great Britain mentions the words `Suggested Minimum'. Can you imagine how I feel about the word `suggested' when I am producing? Producers working with unproduced writers will try to get the low-