What should your screenwriter website look like?
I got this question recently: “I need some guidance on the type of website that you suggest every writer should have. What needs to be on that website and what…
Should I take a screenwriting class?
I got this question recently: “Do you think it is just enough to read lots of different scripts and self teach through that or do you suggest actually taking any…
Difference between a query letter to agents and a query letter to producers
I got this question recently: “I reviewed your site pretty thoroughly and while it was very helpful there is still one thing I’m unclear on: Is a query letter to…
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…
Join the SellingYourScreenplay email list
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…