![]() ![]() The reality is that most agents who are powerful enough to get your material produced don’t have time to look at material from new writers, and if they do it’s only because someone they knew well has recommended it to them. This example is close to best case scenario, too. All she can do is write spec scripts and send them to her agent and then wait for her agent to call her. Now 10 years later her career is slowing down and she has absolutely no idea how to sell a script. ![]() She wrote a great spec television script, got it to the right agent, and was hired to write for a major television show. I know a fairly well established television writer who got an agent early in her career and never had to spend any of her time selling her scripts. Do you really want to be 100% dependent on someone else for the future of your career? I know I don’t. Besides, it’s a horrible way to live your life even if it were true. While this may be true if you make it to the very top of the screenwriting eco-system, it’s not true if you’re just starting out or even if you’ve sold a few scripts. A lot of writers (and actors too) think that if they have an agent all they’re going to need to do is write and that their agent will find them writing gigs and sell their scripts. The idea that all you need to do is get your script to a good agent and he’ll turn all your screenwriting dreams into a reality is a myth. I have had a few agents over the years but they did a lot less for me than I was doing for myself so we usually parted company after a few months. I’ve optioned dozens of scripts and sold a few and I’ve done so without the benefit of an agent on every single sale and option I’ve ever made. ![]() Getting an agent isn’t the be-all-end-all in screenwriting. The short answer is this: In my experience if you don’t know how to get an agent you probably aren’t ready for one. I get asked this question quite a bit and I see it asked on screenwriting forums often. ![]()
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