‘Not sure if you’re thinking macabre or humour’

Both.

‘Is this screenwriter hero or the villain’

Villainous hero… Think Patrick Bateman (American Psycho), Griffin Mill (The Player), Dexter Morgan (Dexter), Tom Ripley (The Talented Mr Ripley)…

‘What are the stakes for the hero’

At first – his new successful life (a frustrated nobody before he steals the first screenplay… Something definitely not apparent in the logline… yet), then, his freedom… He doesn’t want to get caught…

‘What is the hero’s goal?’

Maintain his success and status as ‘the next big thing’ in Hollywood, and not get caught.

‘Where does it all end?’

I’d have to write the screenplay to find out… Probably not well… But again to reference films like ‘The Player’ or ‘Ripley’ both these films have protagonists that get away with murder… Neither have a moral justification for their crimes either (I guess technically, it’s kind of an accident in The Player…)… And then again you have someone like Rodion Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment who eventually finds solace only after turning himself in…

‘Hope it’s not autobiographical’

Well… they do say “Write what you know!”… 😉 … But seriously, the idea came from reading some forums about intellectual property in regards to screenwriters posting their screenplay and ideas on websites, as well as other chatter about how to get your film read etc etc etc… Just a stupid ploy really, but it made me laugh.

Thanks for the feedback AHStitt.