Selling Your Script is simply HUGE!!

Ok, once again, the most important first step in Selling Your Script is to make sure it is ready. Is it as good as you can make it? Is it in the proper industry format?

Once you believe your script is ready, then you must decide on your direction. Are you going to contact screenwriting agents who will hopefully sell your script, or are you going to market it yourself? Either way works but why not try to do both?

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Do some research. Find out who is buying what. You can do this by checking screenwriting magazines, screenwriting websites or film industry papers. Determine which one meets your requirements. Another way to get this information is by going to your local movie rental store. Find titles of the same genre of your script. Then copy the producer, distributor, and talents information.

Now let's say you have several names of agents, producers, directors or talent to whom you would like to submit your screenplay. Now what? Along comes the Query Letter. What? You have to do more writing? Afraid so.

You must contact these people with a short introductory letter, Query Letter, in hopes of peaking their interest. So what's a Query Letter? A Query Letter basically asks someone if they would be interested in doing something. For you, it is reading your screenplay.

Within your Query Letter which is generally only one page, you must entice the reader. Of course, you give information about yourself and the basics of your screenplay. This is normally done by a Logline.

Ok, now what's a Logline? A Logline is one to three sentences giving a broad overview of your script. It is dynamic. It leaves the reader of your Query Letter wanting to know more. You may have only one opportunity to pitch your script, so make sure your Query Letter and Logline stand out.

Did you see that "pitch your script" in the last paragraph? Pitching Your Script is just another step in Selling Your Script. Generally, this is best done in person; location, location, location! It's another means of getting someone excited about reading and then of course hopefully buying your script.

Selling Your Script is a process. It's all part of the Business of Screenwriting. Every screenwriter needs to have a realistic idea of the business of filmmaking.

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