When I was in college, I took classes in scriptwriting. In one class, our professor had us read this book about selling ideas to Hollywood. I tried. I never got a reply. In the end, I think it was a scam, similar to the "How to Make Money Through the Mail" scam. You run an ad and say If you want to learn how to make money just like I did, send me $1. You send it, and they reply that you set up an ad and do the same as them. It is illegal, and the post office will get you for this. Often, these ideas are easy to come up with but awfully generic in Hollywood. That is one reason sequels are so bad. They replay the original and make slight adjustments. The rule of thumb in Hollywood is to keep making it until it stops making money. Additionally, they will always copy something successful. Or if they perceive they will be missing out, they may even compete with the same idea. I remember when we had 2 Christopher Columbus movies. Really, I didn't think we even needed one. Be cautious of books or services that charge you money to sell your ideas to Hollywood. Very few people see these things because of gatekeepers. They may even steal any idea you have. I have seen a lot of that.
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