Marry an Agent! (Or How to Get an Agent Without Even Dating One!)

"How do I get an agent?" is the most asked question in Hollywood. Are you ready to SELL yourself as a screenwriter? Then you need an agent...or a manager...or both. This is the comprehensive, step-by-step guide that will reveal the truth about: The difference between a screenwriting agent and a screenwriting manager. Why you need an agent...or manager...or both. How to choose the right agent or manager for you. When and how to reach out and make that first contact. When and how to sign your first agency or management contract. How to be the client agents and managers want to work for. This book will explain the realities of the industry...because screenwriting is not like any other career. It takes the right connections...and the first connection you need is professional representationin the marketplace. Nobody makes a movie without the help of other professionals. The right help from the right professionals can quickly promote your career and sell your work. That help only comes from agents and managers. This is the only book written by WGA writer-producers with more than 300 produced IMDB.com credits whose careers have been guided by nearly a dozen representatives ranging from "boutique" agencies to the industry's most powerful lawyers and mega-agents. This is the book that answers the question "How do I get an agent?"...and so much more. Writing marketable screenplays is difficult. But the incredible rewards are there for you when you understand the business and have the right professionals working for you. Put the world of agents and manager to work for you. Move beyond writing screenplays and into the world of selling screenplays. What this book includes: The authors' contact information for your further questions. "Agent advice" from leading screenwriters. Discount codes to submit your work to leading screenplay competitions. Discounts for Live Screenplay & Career Consultations with the authors. It's time to stop "hoping" to sell your scripts. It's time to put the right people to work selling them for you. The steps and strategies for getting agents and managers to work for you are all here.