Thursday, February 11, 2010

Friend of the blog Trevor Finn writes about how he just got an agent:

I figured the best way I can get an agent or a job is by becoming as good a writer as I could, and really all that meant was writing lots of spec scripts. So I did. And then I re-wrote and re-wrote and re-wrote and eventually some of those scripts were half decent. One of my friends read them (who also happens to be a screenwriter - this is why networking is key), and told Perry about me, and I was told to drop my scripts off at OAZ. And that's it. I didn't even send a query.

What Trevor stopped doing: entering writing competitions and sending endless rounds of queries.

Congratulations, Trevor!

Labels: agents, breaking in

11:36 AM

6 Comments:

Thanks Alex!

By  Trevor Finn, at 11:55 AM  

On the same note, (congrats, too!) I have a question. I've written some scripts, still working them. I want to send them to agents, production companies, so on and so forth, but I just read an agency on the internet who ominously intoned, "If you haven't written your script with software, we have zero interest. We recommend ***** software." Now, I've written these scripts, very carefully, with full attention to spec, and now I may have to rewrite them on software I can't afford and may not even want? Is this a trend everyone should be aware of, at least to lowly spec writers trying to break in? Please advise.

By  Unknown, at 2:38 AM  

What software?

So long as you abide by the formatting, you don't need to use any particular software. But there's plenty of free software out there.

By  Alex Epstein, at 8:55 AM  

I didn't know there was such a thing as free software! They recommended Final Draft. I'm very new to the whole computer/internet thing. I had a very old one(named Carmudgeon,) basically a nuts and bolts word processor. I'll figure it out though. Your blog is great, too. I always am learning something pertinent from it.

By  Unknown, at 12:20 PM  

Free formatting software

By  Alex Epstein, at 1:01 PM  

Thank you! I'm ordering your book tommorrow, too. I'm learning how to edit, which can be difficult, to say the least. I saw the chapter called Killing the Darlings and I laughed out loud. I'm not quite sure what it is exactly, but I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of murder going on at my house next week...

By  Unknown, at 4:02 PM  

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