Every month, in fact, between 20 and 50 spec scripts and pitches are sold.

He has written over 30 books, and written scripts for multiple television shows, including an unproduced spec script for The Sopranos.

He continued working as a screenwriter, selling his first spec script titled Tester to Dreamworks in 2006.

At this point, the play was an unproduced spec script, Mailer thought the play needed trimming, and there were no immediate plans to produce Strawhead.

Before graduating, Steinberg sold his first spec script called Slackers.

Beacham's first spec script Killing on Carnival Row was picked up by New Line Cinema in 2005.

The screenwriters and agents who sell the "spec" script and the studios and producers who buy have different agendas.

Other directors, including Jon Poll, were considered, but Reitman was chosen and he interrupted work on his own spec script in order to direct Juno.

In 1933, Preston Sturges is believed to have sold the first spec script in Hollywood history.

The BBC turned down the spec script, but gave him a job on EastEnders because of his apparent life experience.