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How To Sell Your Screenplay

Will an established writer get credit for my screenplay?

August 31, 2011

I got this question recently: “Upon finishing a screenplay I contacted a producer/script doctor/who seemed to know what he was talking about…and as a published screenplay writer himself, he advised me that most likely my own name would never ever be attached to this project should it ever be sold. Instead a published screenplay writer [...]

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Log Line Help – Crafting the Perfect Introduction to Your Story

May 11, 2011

This post was guest written by Script Quack. They offer professional script analysis and are currently giving readers of SellingYourScreenplay.com a special discount. Just enter the discount code “sellingyourscreenplay” (without the quotes) on the discount page which can be found here: http://www.scriptquack.com/discountpage.html There’s a lot of mystery surrounding log lines. What are they? Do screenwriters [...]

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The 100% guaranteed sure fire way to get your screenplay made into a movie

April 27, 2011

If you follow through and do this one simple thing I guarantee that you will be able to get your screenplay turned into a movie. It doesn’t matter how good your screenplay is. It doesn’t matter how many grammatical or spelling errors are in your screenplay. It doesn’t matter if your screenplay is formatted properly [...]

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Professional Screenwriting Tools

August 25, 2010

SellingYourScreenplay.com is happy to announce the launch of our suite of professional screenwriting tools. Here is what you get when you join: Screenwriter Website You get your very own screenwriter website. We’ve built a simple admin interface (no html or programming experience needed) so you can build a professional looking website to highlight your career [...]

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What to expect from your screenplay query submissions

April 14, 2010

If you read this blog regularly you know that I’m a big proponent of marketing your own work. Check out my post How to Sell Your Screenplay (in a nutshell) to learn how to submit your work to producers, agents, and managers. In addition have a look at my post Getting your screenplay to producers [...]

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Writing A Screenplay Logline

April 16, 2009

You will need a great screenplay logline to sell your script.  The logline will be a one or two sentence pitch of your film.  You will use it in your query letter to agents and producers and you will use it to pitch your script idea to anyone who asks about it.  You should practice [...]

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Writing a synopsis for your screenplay

March 25, 2009

You’re going to need a short synopsis for your script.  It should be a little less than 1 page long and clearly show your characters and story.  You’re going to use it when you send out query letters or when someone you meet wants to learn more about your script but isn’t quite ready to [...]

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Getting your screenplay to producers and production companies

February 25, 2009

Getting your screenplay to production companies is actually a lot easier than most people think. It’s really as simple as getting the production companies address, email, phone number, or fax number and pitching your script idea to them. Most of the time you’re going to be politely turned down or dismissed out of hand but [...]

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How to write a professional query letter for your screenplay

February 20, 2009

When you submit your screenplay to a producer or director you’re going to need to submit a professional query letter before you send the full script.  Please don’t take this post as gospel.  There is more than one way to write a good query letter and my approach may not be for you.  Hopefully it [...]

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Submitting your screenplay to Craig’s List postings

February 6, 2009

If you’re an experienced screenwriter there’s probably better ways for you to sell a script than submitting to postings on Craig’s List but if you’re trying to make your own breaks and get your scripts produced this is probably a pretty good place to start looking for producers to turn your script into a movie. [...]

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