I really wasn't expecting a lot from this flick. It wasn't any of the actors or even the plot synopsis. It was the whole idea of doing a comedy about a writers group without resorting to overdrawn caricatures. 

Luckily, as close as this actually gets to that kind of portrayal, it luckily just manages to just avoid it. 

But, we're all here to see what this movie says about the writing life. And those lessons are plentiful. 

The primary takeaway from this flick concerns writers groups. I've been in several and the stereotypes are all there: the diva, the "serious" artiste, the wannabe, the all talk, etc. It also covers, in detail (as part of the main plot) the jealousy that happens in such a group as one or others find success and the tendency for others to try to ride the successful member(s) coattails. I too have experienced this on both sides, having folks ride mine while I was writing for Gene Simmons and being jealous of the success of good friends whose success surpassed mine when that gig ended. The best way to avoid this, in my experience, is to build a better network that extends beyond just the members of your writers group. 

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