Shaula Evans at 2012-10-26 00:48:19:

A number of my favourite business authors, like David Maister and Charles H. Green, also talk about the problems with "doing it for the money" and the importance of turning down the wrong business--it's good advice no matter what field you're in.

SabinaGiado at 2012-10-26 03:52:09:

"Note: There are some occasions early on in your writing career where you will simply have no choice other than to write a crap project. But that’s a subject for another business of screenwriting post." I'm waiting with bated breath for that particular post. The first ever writing project I did was of course, an unpaid indie short film. The story was awful - director's idea. I bit my tongue and wrote it. The direction itself went on to be awful and the film never finished due to the bad will created by lack of planning and lack of pay. I often wish I had said no to that project and concentrated on finding more fruitful prospects because that project was exciting and fun, but also ultimately might have given people a bit of a bad impression of me as a writer. It sucked a lot of my time and energy and a little bit of my money too. Emotionally it took a long time to get over the utter FAIL that it was. The more I think about it though, I wonder if anyone has a successful first film. Maybe they do. They might at least finish the darn film.

The Business of Screenwriting: The Power of “No” | FilmmakerIQ.com at 2012-10-27 01:00:27:

[...] Sometimes you have to say “no” to a project. Scott Myers explains how “doing it for the money” will ultimately drain you. In the event you break into the business as a screenwriter, you need to be prepared to say this word... [...]