Great post Scott. Very amusing and a wonderful wake-up call and reminder of what we should be thinking about when writing. I have what might be a daft question. I am not a member of any writer's guild's (yet) and just wondered about this comment: "Writer’s Guild registration number. Amateur." Does this mean the use of a WGA number suggests an amateur? Is this a bad thing....or is this particular person just already at a disadvantage after the title! ;-) Is it just another piece of the jigsaw that tells the reader what sort of writer they are being introduced to, so it is not a bad thing in of itself? I might have misunderstood the sentence completely, but was just wondering....

Hey Mark! The Writer's Guild Registration number is the number you receive when you register/copyright your work through the WGA. You don't have to be a member to do this. The reason why it marks a writer as an amateur is because the assumption is that your work is already copyrighted, so by putting the number up it's like a big sign saying, "Hey don't copy me bro!" when the odds of a reader/prod. co. doing that are slim to none. http://theblackboard.blcklst.com/forums/topic/jeff-willis-says-dont-be-paranoid/ HTH!

Mark, go here to read a lawyer's low opinion of WGA registration. Bottom line: It offers NO legal protection. And that is one of the reasons putting a WGA registration number on a script is perceived as being the sign of an amateur. Another is that no PROFESSIONAL screenwriter does this or feels the NEED to do this. Your best bet: Copyright your script. Then your title page simply script title, written by your name, date, email contact information and that's it.

Hey there yourself! Thanks for the info Kenesha...I guess I should have seen that Blackboard post....I am in there every now and again! ;-)

Thanks for the link Scott...I guess, ultimately, we are better off uploading to the Black List! ;-) I presume there are other benefits to Writer's Guild registration, it is just not something I have really looked into starting out....maybe I will have a look at their web page! Happy Weekend all!