Selling Ideas Before Selling a Treatment
Finding news quotes from successful treatment writers can give you insight to amend your working plan accordingly and possibly improve the odds of selling a treatment. For example, one writer who has successfully sold more than on screenplay said this: “You don’t sell a treatment … you sell an idea and try to get […]
Routine Marketing to Help Sell a Script or Treatment
When all is said and done, script writing is a business. You are creating a product to sell, for a profit. Successful businesses employ marketing, to reach target audiences and make sales. Simple, right? Then you, trying to sell a script, need to add marketing skills to the array of skills […]
Selling a Treatment or Script in other locations besides Los Angeles or New York
The world of trying to sell a script often focuses on Los Angeles and New York City, and for good reason. However, as you write and contemplate selling a script, it might be wise not to overlook some other towns, particularly those with unique or burgeoning film festivals. One, in Boston, will celebrate […]
Marketing Through Online Script Registries to Sell a Script
As you aspire to sell a script or treatment, it goes without saying that you need to market yourself and your story. There are numerous tools out there, including a vast universe online. One emerging tool is online script registries – an online database accessible by industry professionals who subscribe. You just […]
Hot Topics to Help Sell a Script
If you are exploring writing and selling a script, you might research which types of films are winning awards in various industry festivals or contests. For example, for the third year in a row at the January 2008 Sundance Film Festival, a movie about immigrants claimed the top prize. So, three years running […]
