Don’t Forget to Write a Good Screenplay
While my site is all about marketing and selling your screenplay, you should most definitely not neglect the craft of screenwriting. The better your screenplay is, the easier it’s going…
What to Expect From Your Query Letters
So now you’ve written a great log line for your script, crafted a professional query letter pitching your screenplay, built a database of agents, managers, and producers, and started to…
Sending Your Screenplay Query Letter to Your Database of Contacts
By now you should have a log line, query letter, and a database of industry contacts. In this article we’re going to tie everything together and start making some query…
Building a Database of Agents, Managers and Producers
At this stage I’m assuming you have a well written log line and a well written query letter. If not, please go back and write your log line and query…
The Cheapest Way to Query Producers
Quite often I get emails from people who are on a tight budget and they’re wondering what the cheapest way to query agents, managers, and producers is. I offer a…
Will you sell my screenplay for half of the proceeds and a shared writing credit?
I get emails quite often that go something like this: “I’ve written a fantastic, marketable screenplay which is sure to be a huge international success, but I have no idea…
Notes from a script lab in India
I recently received an email from Vikas Chandra, an Indian screenwriter who recently participated in the Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab in his home country. I get a lot of emails from…
I’ll do what ever it takes to sell my screenplay
I get a lot of very passionate emails from people that proclaim their undying commitment to screenwriting. They usually go something like this: “I’ll do what ever it takes for…
Approaching distributors with your screenplay
I got this question recently: “I am taking a hard look at the “100% guaranteed sure fire way to get your screenplay made into a movie” school of thought for…
How do I know when my screenplay is finished?
I got this question recently: “I have been writing a fantasy screenplay and have been rewriting it for the last 9 months. How do I know when it’s ready to…