Do you see a lot of screenwriters with wife and kids moving to Los Angeles?
I got this question recently: “Do you see a lot of screenwriters with wife and kids moving to Los Angeles?” When I first moved to LA I was single, no…
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I’ve created an email list for readers of SellingYourScreenplay.com. If you join you’ll get a weekly email with all the blog posts from the prior week as well as some…
Is living in Arizona almost as good as living in Los Angeles for screenwriting?
I got this question recently: “I live in Arizona and having read everything you posted on living in LA to be a screenwriter, I wonder if us Arizonians are viewed…
Submitting a novel to producers as a movie idea
I got this question recently: “For the sake of discussion. Let’s say that the book I am almost done with ( short one – maybe 200 pgs ) is truly…
What happened to Dish Dogs?
You can find a little background on Dish Dogs here: How I optioned and sold my first screenplay Dish Dogs Shortly after Nathan Ives and I optioned Dish Dogs we…
What to expect from your screenplay query submissions
If you read this blog regularly you know that I’m a big proponent of marketing your own work. Check out my post How to Sell Your Screenplay (in a nutshell)…
Submitting to companies that don’t take unsolicited material
I got this question recently: “When the Hollywood Creative Directory section for a producer/agent says ‘no unsolicited material,’ does that include query letters?” Yes, it includes query letters. These companies…
Winner chosen for the free entry into Script Doctor Eric’s screenplay contest
I’ve chosen a winner (see Free entry in to Script Doctor Eric’s screenplay contest for more info). I had nearly a dozen loglines submitted and it was very difficult to…
Free entry in to Script Doctor Eric’s screenplay contest
Script Doctor Eric has agreed to give one reader of SellingYourScreenplay.com a free entry into his screenplay contest. The price doesn’t get any better than this! All you have to…
Should I write my idea as a feature film or television show
I got this question recently: Just to set the scene, I am a very new writer into the film industry with no contacts as I’m sure is the same situation…