“Script writing at this level is a lot like pitching in baseball. You have your starter, your middle relief, your specialists, your set up man and your closer. But almost no one can pitch a complete game.”

Honestly, this is why I prefer books. It’s much more of just, one person’s vision, sink or swim on that proposal. If I don’t like the book I can at least respect that it was someone’s vision. Yes there’s an editor or two, but nothing like what’s described above, which is art by committee. Well, except in the woke era there’s also sensitivity readers and focus group shit, but I rarely read anything pre-2010 for exactly that reason.