2 - How to get an agent and/or manager

Sep 6, 2011

For our second podcast, Craig Mazin and I decided to tackle the question we've both been ducking since we started our blogs: "How do I get an agent and/or manager?"

It's an intractable question because while most working screenwriters have representation, no two of them got it the same way. If you ask a panel of writers, you'll hear a series of anecdotes, but you won't get a better sense of what next steps you should take.

Craig compares it to losing your virginity, which seems fair. I opted to flip the question to ask, "How do I get the right agent or manager to notice me?"

We won't typically devote an entire episode to one issue, but this one seemed to require it.

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• We're now listed in iTunes. The first episode is up, and the rest will begin posting automatically. You can subscribe here.

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UPDATE 9-7-11: The transcript of this episode can be found here.