Is it important to have an Agent? I'm a self published author of two books, and I'm giving scriptwriting a go. So far, all I've got back from Agents is that they're not taking on any new clients. Most companies will not except any unsolicited work from people. I am desperately trying to turn my passion for writing into a career.
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I agree with both those answers. I will throw in that agents are Always looking for new clients!! its their job. If they tell you they aren't, its because the work isn't strong enough or they don't want You as a client for some reason.
Get your work in front of as many people as you can, behave how any decent, respectful human being should and eventually, someone will set you up. Or you can keep knocking on doors hoping for an answe...
Expand commentGet your work in front of as many people as you can, behave how any decent, respectful human being should and eventually, someone will set you up. Or you can keep knocking on doors hoping for an answer... but either way, your break-through could come tomorrow or it may never come at all, so don't quit you job just yet.
Hi everyone. Danny, the person posting said he can't get anyone TO LOOK AT HIS work. You said agents are always looking for new talent and it depends on the quality of content. BUT AGENTS WONT LOOK. I...
Expand commentHi everyone. Danny, the person posting said he can't get anyone TO LOOK AT HIS work. You said agents are always looking for new talent and it depends on the quality of content. BUT AGENTS WONT LOOK. It's a big conundrum of perseverance, excellent work and who do you know. Once you've been rejected to the point of hopelessness, you'll get work. REMEMBER WRITERS -Work from a position of power. Agents need us. We make them money. Submit to festivals and contest. Go to conventions and learn the business of show business. With great respect. 1Real Girl Writer.
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This is straying a bit from the focus of this thread, but I couldn't find another place to ask the question. Say you're a writer who has what you believe is a very viable idea for a screenplay, but yo...
Expand commentThis is straying a bit from the focus of this thread, but I couldn't find another place to ask the question. Say you're a writer who has what you believe is a very viable idea for a screenplay, but you have no experience in screenwriting and would love to find a screenwriter with whom to collaborate. Although you plan to work this idea into the second book of a series (the first has already been published), you haven't started writing it yet. Is there any way to protect yourself if you float the idea to the general mass of screenwriters? Can you copyright a specific plot, and if so, how could you prove copyright infringement? Or should I just wait until the book gets written? I'm not being paranoid, just careful.
Thanks so much, Dan. I was thinking along those lines. My only thought was that if I had someone develop a screenplay as I was writing the book, we could hit the ground running on the off-chance that it ever sold. I was also thinking more in terms of an indy film than a Hollywood blockbuster.