"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.
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Robert L. McCullough is best known as the creative force behind numerous hit TV series and movies, including "Falcon Crest", "The New Adventures of Zorro", "Soldier of Fortune", "Star Trek","Hollywood Wives",and "Airport".
He holds degrees from U.S.C., the University of Texas, The American Film Institute, and Southwestern University of Law, and is a long-standing member of The Writers Guild of America West and Directors Guild of America. He has been honored by the Writers Guild of America for Outstanding Writing and Producing on the "101 Best Written TV Series" of all time.
He has authored multiple books dealing with the craft and business of filmmaking and screenwriting, including Stop Screwing Around and WIN Your Next Screenplay Contest, Stop Screwing Around and Write a Screenplay that SELLS, Stop Screwing Around and Format Your Screenplay Like a Pro, Money for Your Movie: Guaranteed, and The Hollywood Screenwriter: An Insider's Guide to Professional Screenwriting.
With his wife Suzanne Herrera-McCullough, he co-hosts the podcast series "Where Hollywood Hides" and co-authored 'Where Hollywood Hides-Santa Barbara: Celebrities in Paradise' and most recently, 'Marry an Agent...or How to Get an Agent Without Even Dating One: The Screenwriter's Guide to Literary Representation'.
As the creators and Senior Judges of online screenwriting competitions atThe Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards, The Wiki Screenplay Contest, The Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards and Pitch Deck-Sizzle Reel-Trailer Contest, the McCulloughs are constantly reading screenplays and looking for the latest and greatest in writing talent!
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Suzanne had early ambitions far afield from show business, attending UCLA with a social sciences major.
As luck would have it, Suzanne soon found herself on the Universal City Studios lot where she was cast in television series guest roles by Hollywood's most powerful producers and directors.
After studying with Lee Strasberg at The Actor's Studio, Suzanne continued appearing in numerous network TV shows, including Emergency, Quincy, Falcon Crest, Helter Skelter, High Tide, Kojack, The Rockford Files, The Incredible Hulk, Battlestar Gallactica, International Airport, and Fantasy Island.
When asked about her many appearances in such iconic television shows, Suzanne jokingly refers to herself as "almost-almost famous". She even recalls with great humor her stint as an on-air
PREFACE,
CHAPTER 1: Are You Prepared?,
CHAPTER 2: Agents Defined,
CHAPTER 3: Define Your Success,
CHAPTER 4: Good Reps Can Make All the Difference,
CHAPTER 5: Making the Right Choice,
CHAPTER 6: The First Contact,
CHAPTER 7: Communicate Professionally,
CHAPTER 8: Sealing the Deal: Contracts.,
CHAPTER 9: Avoiding the Pitfalls: Don't Do This Stuff,
CHAPTER 10: Rejection: Deal With It,
CHAPTER 11: Beyond Your First Agent,
CHAPTER 12: Staying in the Game,
Parting Thoughts,
About the Authors
