Just thought I'd introduce myself. I've spent years writing TV spots (picked up some Clios) and have finally finished my sci-fi action comedy screenplay. So now what? As everyone here knows, dreams do not go gentle into the night.
Screenwriting : Hi to all - I'm a newbie by Charlie Allenson
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Test the waters by pitching your script a few times. If you haven't so far, enter it in the PAGE Awards Competition and pay for the judge's (pro readers) feedback. If you are invited into the Production Arts Group founded as an outgrowth of PAGE, join up there and take part in their seasonal pitch offerings; they offer an insightful advantage of allowing you to listen to an MP3 interview with the pros trawling for material, to get a sense of what they are like as well as what they are looking for. Barb Doyon, of Extreme Screenwriting, offers brief but incisive commentary and a categorical score care amounting to good value in her feedback packages. Get a membership including access to the Writers Database at ScriptPipeline.com. Dig through the companies, look through their projects on the IMDB, and find good matches for your project to query. If you haven't got an agent, try to get a manager first to help you develop your projects and break in; that database can help you there, too. If you, like me, are not in L.A. , the budget permitting (mine no longer does, but I gave it a try for a few months and got a few nibbles), you may want to try participating in the pitchfests Stage 32 and The Happy Writers are jointly conducting. If you are in LA, go pitch at The Great American Pitchfest.
Hi Lyse and Ron. Thanks so much for your advice and encouragement. Working for ad agencies and now even freelancing has given me a pretty thick skin. And when people ask me what kind of writer am I, I usually answer, "a revisionist." Thanks again.
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Sounds like there's a place for you among the historians, too. YW.