Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Foreword ix
Part I Getting Started x
Chapter 1 Mind Your Own Business! 1
Chapter 2 Ladies and Gentleman, Start Your Engines 5
Chapter 3 Kickin' It Up a Notch 11
Chapter 4 No One to Blame but Yourself 15
Chapter 5 What's Hot and What's Not 23
Chapter 6 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall 31
Chapter 7 To Rewrite or Not to Rewrite 39
Chapter 8 Beware of the Pitfalls 43
Chapter 9 Special Tips for Television Movie Writers and Television Series Writers 49
Chapter 10 Winning the Networking Game 65
Chapter 11 Socializing 73
Chapter 12 Get Your Query Letter Read, or Bust 77
Chapter 13 The Ins and Outs of Packaging 83
Part II Getting In 86
Chapter 14 Is that an Agent Behind You? 87
Chapter 15 What Does an Agent Do All Day? 93
Chapter 16 The Whole Ball of Wax: Agents, Personal Managers, Business Managers, and Lawyers 99
Chapter 17 How to Get, Keep, and When to Fire an Agent 111
Chapter 18 The Ten Rules to a Great Agent-Client Relationship 119
Part III Getting The Business 126
Chapter 19 Dealing with Hollywood 127
Chapter 20 $The Money$ 155
Chapter 21 How Was My Meeting? 165
Chapter 22 The Price of Being a Writer: Are You Worth It? 171
Chapter 23 Don't Give It Away 173
Chapter 24 Working with Script Consultants 177
Part Iv Getting Going 182
Chapter 25 Welcome to the Beginning of Your Career 183
Part v General Information 186
FAQs 187
Resources 191
Suggested Reading 193
Hollywood Terminology 195
Index 199
About the Author 205
