Screenwriting : How to self-promote... by MF FW

I can't get out of my head either. I tried and can feel your pain. The things is you will never know if people like your work or ideas if they don't come out. My advice is start small. Take a short sample of something (screenplay, joke, short story) and present that. Give them little nibbles to the grand finaly. The people (i.e. moths) you should have around will be attracted to what you have to offer (i.e. the flame). When all else fails go unconventional. And if it amuses you then that should be enough. For now :) Good luck!

Give this a read M.F. https://medium.com/@RBwalksintoabar/so-you-think-you-have-nothing-to-off...

Great article!

Glad you enjoyed, Steven!

I'm the shiest guy on the planet. I only became an actor/write to express myself. I had to learn how to be my own best advocate (and FRIENDS help!)

Social media.

One can be shy but confident. Be confident! This stems from an inner witness, love and appreciation of oneself. If you are confident, you cant be stopped.

I'm shy, until I figure what I truly want and if its truly necessary.

@Dan MaxXx if you're going to push,... only push as much and you can handle being pushed back. I'm pushy, I know, I've been knocked down plenty of times. So push with pure intention or be crushed when truth's unveil. I hope this helps Dan because I've been there before and thought similar gorilla tactics, but we're not gorillas, and neither are they. You can't charm a gorilla indefinitely. If you do, you may have a job at the Animal Channel. Good luck lol!

Okay this is the best advice you will ever hear. If you are talking about the business side of your writing then learn some marketing techniques, it can be simple. I'd listen to two podcasts 1) Seth Godin's Startup School 2) the beancast. They have nothing to do with writing, but they will get you thinking about things like product, position etc. When it comes to promotion there are only two things that matter, reach and frequency. You have to get in front of the right people often enough to be remembered. There is an underlying assumption that your message is correct. If your message is wrong you will be remembered for that. So if your message makes you look like an ill prepared amateur then you will be remembered in that way. There is another thought. Which is find a promising person their way up (before anyone else recognises their talent) and help them. Be a friend and they will return that help. James Cameron told a story about Sam Worthington. He said Sam had to delay a meeting by a day, because Sam was helping someone move house. That person will never forget that, that sort of loyalty people will die to repay. As shameless self promotion you can also listen to 'Making Business and Sales Work' my podcast from years ago on iTunes.

Not huge on self-promotion, but I think one issue many writers have is that rather bizarre (imo) fear of their ideas getting "stolen" and as a result they sit on their work rather than getting it out there. You have to be willing to share it if you ever want to do anything with it. I always figure that while someone can take my ideas and run with them (because ideas are free to all) the chances of an exec really wanting to steal anything of mine would be kind of flattering, lol. Most of the people so worried about their work being stolen don't have much to worry about, because it's usually not something worth stealing. Take normal precautions, do a little research, but get the work out there.

Dan MaxXx: And the dozen or so rejections that she encountered - including one with a "don't quit your day job" reply - didn't stop her from continuing to try...and try...and try.... ...and the rest, as they say...is history. What a trooper JK Rowling is. Now get yourself out there, M.F.! Heh-heh. (Good luck!)