Tips on Selling your Script, Treatment, Screenplay or True Hollywood Story
Multiple Marketing Channels to Help Sell a Script
Many fledgling screenwriters ultimately reach a day when they feel exhausted from writing and submitting scripts to as many producers and production companies as they can locate, without any response. It can feel like fishing in the ocean for a week without as much as a nibble from fish below. Well, while trying to sell a script, perhaps using only the shotgun approach to connecting with buyers is not the best avenue. Think about expanding your avenue into a boulevard or even highway, by tapping multiple marketing channels. While waiting around for that nibble of interest, spend some time getting your story before other sets of eyes. Have more than one line in the water. Read the rest of this entry »
Sell Your Script Via a Marketing Game Plan
So you’ve finally finished writing that story that’s developed in your mind for quite some time, and you’re ready to move on to the process to sell your script. Where to go from here? You probably know, or if not, you should, about treatment, loglines, query letters and the like that are part of the script selling process. Do you do one and all, or are there best practices in selling a script? The bottom line is you need to get your writing product before the eyes of someone who wants it. You might be thinking, “Duh” – but you’d be surprised how many writers are unaware of the marketing involved to sell a script. Read the rest of this entry »
Tapping a Literary Agent to Sell Your Script
When you’re first starting out in scriptwriting, it’s doubtful that an agent will surface and ask to help sell your script. You might one day get to that point, but most beginners have to explore the literary agent world and seek by themselves representation – if indeed they can get any. For those writing for film or television, representation usually comes in two forms – literary agencies, and packaging agencies. If you are sending query letters to attract agents to read your original pieces, knowing the difference can be very helpful toward selling your script. There are, of course, differences in the types of representation you can get. Read the rest of this entry »
Writing and Layout Tips to Help Sell Your Script
It goes without saying that success in selling a script can be very dependent upon the quality of the product you submit. Improper layout, spelling or grammatical errors, a confusing plot, and more can doom your project. Aside from the fact that way too many scripts are submitted than possibly can be transformed into a film or show, a problem with selling a script today is too many writers see it as a get-rick-quick avenue for a career. That is so rare it’s not worth exploring here. Know that preparation, training and resources can increase your odds in selling your script. Read the rest of this entry »
Writing the Killer Logline to Help Sell a Script
A logline may be short and sweet, but ultimately vital toward selling a script. A logline is a single-sentence summary of your script. It needs to be brief and to the point, yet catchy enough to grab the attention of a producer or agent. It’s much like the lead sentence in a newspaper article. Often cited as the most important aspect of a news story, the lead sentence either convinces a reader to continue on, or to move on to the next headline. Without the grabber – a logline, or a good lead – you as a writer have failed to capture an audience. Read the rest of this entry »
