Screenwriting 101: John Swetnam
“Here’s the problem with most aspiring writers and I had this same issue. We think we’re ready before we are. If you think you’re ready to…
“Here’s the problem with most aspiring writers and I had this same issue. We think we’re ready before we are. If you think you’re ready to send out your script, you’re not. If you think it’s good enough, it’s not. YOU ARE NOT READY. Spend less time worrying about agents, and gatekeepers, and all the other BS and just focus on the writing. Look, I have an MFA, I’ve written 18 specs, watched thousands of movies, read hundreds of scripts, and I just barely broke in this year. I mean, you see all these people who’ve got three specs and they complain about the system and Hollywood won’t give them the time of day or some other crap. Well, here’s the truth — 99% of the time it’s the script. Period. If you’re not getting noticed. No reps calling you back? It’s the script. KEEP WRITING.”
— John Swetnam