Anything Goes : How do I get noticed? by David Ryan

In terms of that, what is the best way to just get noticed?

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Awesome I appreciate that. Do you use any other sites besides this one?

There is another way to get noticed. I've written more than a couple of dozen screenplays. What I did was write several short scripts and then give them away to local indie production companies. I've had three produced and entered into festivals and I have another eight in development, preproduction or production at the moment. It has gotten me known in the Houston area and since then I've been paid to write three feature length scripts. I also teach two writing classes here for Leisure Learning one creative writing class (I've published five novels) and one screenwriting class. All this has come without an agent. Now the Writers Guild of America can provide you with a list of agents by state that will accept scripts. I would send out quiery letters that contain a one page synopsis of your script(s) with your contact information on it.

I'm one of the organizers for the Houston Film Industry Meetup Group. We are the second largest in the world of its kind with over 2000 members. We meet the second tuesday of each month at Sherlocks on W. Gray here in Houston at 7pm. This is a mixer where you can meet a lot of film people. It is a huge resource for writers, actors, producers and other production people. Every aspect of the film industry is represented.

Norman, like what you said about getting noticed..."write several short scripts and then give them away to local indie production companies." Great idea.

agents approach you, usually for something you've done, or because you've been recommended to them by someone you've worked with. Either way, you've got to do something worthy of getting their attention.