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Writing Successful Query Letters
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Loading ...by Susan Kouguell A great query letter is your key to unlocking an executive’s door. Take your time and be as thoughtful about your query as you were when writing your screenplay. Industry professionals view query letters as a reflection of the writer’s screenplay and writing skills, so the assumption will be if the query letter [...]
An Agent, An Agent, My Kingdom for an Agent
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...by Howard Meibach Question from Chris Van: I write to you from Johannesburg, South Africa. I have finally completed my screenplay after a six-year haul. Thanks to Writers Store I have used many of your publications on my path to success. I have a powerful email logline and message which I would like to send to agents [...]
The Eight Steps to a Powerful Pitch
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...by Michael Hauge Selling a screenplay or a novel is simple. It’s not easy, but it’s simple. First: write a great story. Then: get lots and lots of people to read it. You can have the greatest, most commercial, most brilliantly written screenplay or manuscript since The Godfather, but if you don’t get dozens of agents, managers, producers, editors [...]
A Checklist to Help Sell Your Screenplay
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Here’s a checklist similar to what many studio readers use when assessing the quality of your screenplay. Does your script pass the test? …We all scoff at the idea of rules, knowing quite correctly that great art — even great commercial art — often enjoys its success precisely for the reason of breaking the rules. In [...]
Do You Have to Live in Hollywood?
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...by Skip Press I wrote ‘The Writer’s Guide to Producers, Directors and Screenwriters’ Agents’ somewhat by accident. I quit Hollywood in disgust after two feature screenplays were purchased, but not filmed, this after years of options and some TV work, but no feature credit. I went back to writing articles and books for a living. One [...]
Ten Tips For Being Good in a Room
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...By Stephanie Palmer You’ve worked for months (years!) on your project and a buyer is interested. The meeting is set and there’s a lot at stake. You’re going to get one chance to effectively communicate the value and uniqueness of your project. Many people get nervous at this point. The best of the best, however, follow [...]
23 Steps to a Feature Film Sale
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...Writing advice I’d give my best friend. A plan of attack once you have your basic idea. The Disney animated feature approach. Much, perhaps even most, of the work happens before you write FADE IN. …Here it is, as we discussed, 23 simple steps to your first feature film sale. Shouldn’t take more than a year [...]
Breaking In - Through Hollywood’s Back Door
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...by Dave Trottier When you write your first screenplay, the path to glory seems clear: find an agent who will get you a six-figure deal. A hundred and fifty query letters later, you’re languishing at Hollywood’s front gate. You’ve received a lot of encouragement, but, as Pauline Kael put it, “Hollywood’s the only town where you [...]
A Foot in the Door
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Terry Rossio at Wordplayer.com outlines some common pitfalls of selling your script in Hollywood. He defines "The Warner Bros. Hallway Test" and how it emphasizes the importance of concept.
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