Is it bad form to send multiple query letters to agents within the same company?
I got this question recently: “Is it bad form to send multiple query letters to agents within the same company?” I posed this question to Script Doctor Eric who has…
Hiring an agency to represent you and your screenplays
I got this email recently: I have a full time job as a writer for trade magazines, but these publications are always looking for contributed content — which is obviously…
Happy Holidays and have a safe new year
This will be the last post of the year. I want to thank everyone who’s participated in the blog by asking questions and reading regularly. I hope everyone can realize…
Hiring a service to polish my script
I got this question recently: “I have a busy life like everyone else that I know. I have written the dialog and scenes for a screenplay but there are many…
Does Final Draft format your script properly?
I got this question recently: I use Final Draft to write my scripts. When I read produced screenplays none of them seem to have the same format as my scripts…
Breaking in to Hollywood from outside the United States
I get people from all over the World asking me about how they can break into Hollywood from outside of the United States. This article is for those people. If…
Screen writing questions
If you read my blog you’ll know that many of the recent posts have been reader submitted questions. I feel like this is a great way to keep this blog…
How much scrutiny should you give a query letter rejection?
I got these questions recently: “I recently started sending out query letters for a script I completed. I received a couple of requests for the script and some rejections. One…
Should I hire a lawyer to negotiation an option contract?
I got this question recently: “I’m setting up agent-less deals, do you recommend spending the cash on an entertainment lawyer to read the boilerplate, or is it generally safe to…
A screenwriter who’s getting actors attached to his project
I got an email recently and thought other readers might find it useful. It’s another case where a writer is really working hard to get their script produced. We can…