How To Get An AGENT - Screenwriting Tips

Since time eternal, literary agents have acted as the border guards of Hollywood - lethal snipers who pick off unprepared and unworthy writers, preventing them from getting within pitching distance of the players in Hollywood.

To access the studios' money and talent relationships, a screenwriter MUST first secure the services of a literary agent or manager to champion their work. In many ways, it is the industry's way of validating you, and gives you that all-important security clearance to pass through the hallowed studio gates and sell your wares.

But with so many writers howling for agents' attention, how do you stand out from the crowd, and get a top representative to even read your screenplay?

In today's film on SCRIPTFELLA, I dish out my top tips for securing a Hollywood literary agent, pushing beyond the usual tactics, and positing the ultimate question which every screenwriter must answer before turning pro - as a writer, what do you want to become KNOWN for?

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