Screenwriting : How to Arouse Ronda Rousey's Interest? (You can substitute another celebrity for Ronda if you have one in mind.) by Lew Riley

Lew Riley

How to Arouse Ronda Rousey's Interest? (You can substitute another celebrity for Ronda if you have one in mind.)

About four months ago, I started a rom-com, and for some reason I made the fetching ingenue, HANNAH, an MMA expert. No idea why. Probably my hard-working Muse, who also made me make her love-hate protagonist a new employee working for her father. I sent the script out to a few powers-that-be, and a couple really liked my writing--but not the idea of a femme lead that is proficient in combat sports, and HANNAH's skill does figure into the plot but doesn't dominate it. Cut to last night: I'm listening to a CBS Sports radio interview with Ronda, and she says she absolutely will not fight a man (as many are screaming for) because she does not like the idea of a man hitting a woman (if in fact any guy could) for any reason. Moreover, she says because there are no legit contenders out there, she may well focus on acting, her second love. Bottom Line: I have several published and produced comic plays, and I believe my screenplay--titled "Pants On Fire!"--is ideal for Ms. Rousey. But how best to get it to her, guys and gals? Virtual Pitchfest, possibly, but Ronda is the talk of the town--make it the nation--and I don't want to waste time guessing who on VP is Ronda-worthy. I remember back when Variety and Hollywood Reporter were THE top "blogs" in SoCal, and I thought perhaps I could place a small ad in one of them. But I don't know if doing so would be cost-effective 'cause I don't know if these organs still have any influence. Any suggestions from you clever folks on how best to get my script into Ronda's hands? And, by the way, do you know the only state whose letters can be typed on one line of a keyboard? (That brutal question was actual a Final Jeopardy question--and some budding Stephen Hawking answered it!)

Stacy Gentile

New Mexico

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