Would-bes, wanna-bes, and playerettes will do whatever it takes to make it in the cutthroat, dream world of Tinseltown. In Richard Rushfield's first novel, On Spec, we get an insider's look at the no-holds-barred race for today's ultimate brass rings: celebrity and money. Rushfield, a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, follows the paths of five Hollywood hopefuls -- a screenwriter, and agent, a development girl, and actress, and an aspiring producer -- as they experience the pitfalls and payouts of life on the Hollywood fast track.

Stu Bluminvitz is a young, naive writer with a dream -- sell his Tarantino meets-Turner and Hooch screenplay, Kennel Break, to a major studio and make enough money to finally move out of his parents' house. But Stu has no idea what's about to hit him as he encounters a ruthless group of players ready to ride his screenplay to the top without a care about what happens to little old Stu.

On Spec is part outrageous satire and part heartwarming tale of one man overcoming all odds to make his dreams come true (not exactly, but there is a big-time Hollywood ending!).

Self-absorbed, biting, edgy, and most of all laugh-out-loud funny, On Spec is a What Makes Sammy Run for 2000!

"On Spec is a darkly delicious tale of would-be players and playerettes running amok in millennial Hollywood...