I didn't even think of that possibiility for specs that even if the script you write doesn't get picked up, you can still get hired for projects. That's a good thing to remember. Thank you for sharing this piece. "Wife vs. Ninja" sounds like a great story idea too.

Megan, Burg & Myers wrote a spec script called The Adventures of Radman that was only optioned, not sold, but got us a ton of meetings that translated into some writing assignments. So yes, even a non-selling spec script can be an asset - not to mention end up getting set up someday down the road.

Congrats to fellow New Yorker Michael Zam! I took one of his story structure seminars a few years back. Good stuff...