Jan 8, 2021 When I speak with screenwriters, I always inquire about their career goals and the projects they’re working on. They enthusiastically express a desire to win a contest, sell a script, and get representation.
But when I dig deeper into their story idea, the answer is rarely something high concept enough that Hollywood would be interested in buying. The stories are often about someone or something they know, not necessarily something that appeals to a larger audience.
Writing gurus advise us to write what we know or what we’re passionate about, but we also need to write something that will sell.
Take Two: Screenwriting Competition Guide
Putting your screenplays up against other writers scripts creates an opportunity to stand out from the crowd. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman shares advice on choosing and succeeding in a screenwriting competition.
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Dec 11, 2020
The sure-fire path to getting discovered in Hollywood mystifies most emerging screenwriters as it should, because the path is more zig zag than Oz’s yellow-brick road. The industry continues to evolve at an alarming rate, and your career strategy needs to as well. Query letters alone just don’t cut it anymore.
When an agent or manager receives a query, they typically read the logline first. If it doesn’t grab them as something they can sell, your query flies into the virtual trash bin. Wave goodbye to those months, or years, you bled on the pages.