In this article I’d like to talk about a great (and easy) technique that screenwriters can use to write a great screenplay. When I used to work as an agent, screenwriters would always ask me the secret to success when it came to writing a great screenplay. At first I had no idea how to respond to this question. All …
How To Turn Your Screenplay Into A Book
In this article I’d like to talk about turning your screenplay into an actual published book/novel. Yes, it is possible to do and it’s also very easy to accomplish. But first, why would you want to do this? Turning your screenplay into a book is a great marketing strategy as well. Not only does it give you the instant ability …
Create A Poster To Sell Your Script
When you’re trying to sell your screenplay to Hollywood, it’s important to think about how you can touch and move an agent or producer to buy your script with only limited time available. Time is a precious resource and there is no other industry on the planet with a shorter attention span than Hollywood. The industry is like one big …
A Story Worth Telling
In this business of reading submitted screenplays, we see a number of common mistakes and weaknesses. This article looks at the readiness of your story idea. It is very easy to get lost in the world of your screenplay. Writing takes you into a sphere where the focus between you and your computer become an impenetrable zone. Within this, it …
How Long Does It Take Agents And Producers To Respond?
One question I get asked a lot is how long it takes for an agent or producer to respond to a query letter. A lot of screenwriters put together their query letter and don’t know how long it’s going to take before an agent or producer will get back to them with a response. It’s also important to know how …
How To Write A Great Query Letter Subject Line
You’ve just finished putting the final touches on your query letter and you’re now ready to send it out to agents and producers to pitch your screenplay. Your plan is to email as many agents and producers as possible with the hope that you will be able to generate as much interest in your script as possible. You send your …
How Many Times Should You Pitch Your Query Letter?
A lot screenwriters have the false belief that once they’ve pitched their screenplay and they don’t get an agent or producer to buy it, then it’s time to give up. – Myth #1: you only get one shot to pitch your screenplay – Myth #2: agents and producers will blacklist you if they get a pitch from you and turn …
Hollywood Boosts Production By 683%
It looks like there’s good news for screenwriters this year and looking forward on both the movie and TV front. – There has been a 683% increase in production in the last 8 years. – Last year alone saw 352 scripted first-run programs on air in the U.S. alone. – The UK film market has grown 35% in the last …
One Way To Make Your Screenplay Great
There’s one thing that every screenwriter must do if they want to have a real shot at getting an agent and selling their script. The agent and the sale of your screenplay are the end goals. But the journey ultimately begins and ends with the quality of your screenplay. How good your screenplay is is the sole factor that will …
Selling Your Screenplay To A Producer (Part 4)
Click here to read Part 1, Part 2 or Part 3. This part is all about marketing your script and yourself as a screenwriter. A lot of screenwriters hate to market their scripts because it fills them with a sense of dread. I know a lot of screenwriters and other artists have an inbuilt resentment of all things marketing and …