Success Stories: AUG'14 Lightning strikes again!

Congrats Steve!

Good for you! Joey's a great help, so enthusiastic and upbeat, as well as knowing his stuff.

Thanks! :)

Wonderful news. Keep it up.

Congratulations Steve that is awesome news. Would you recommend doing written or skype for your first pitch with the Happy Writers sessions?

Hi, Mike, Short answer is both.

Boom! And, again! Joey just sent notice that another has requested my screenplay! Joey is THE MAN! Thank you! :)

Excellent Steve! Congrats!

congrats; any chance that you might show us that pitch?

Good question. I don't know if it's a good idea to post or share pitches in this forum.

Congrats! Question when they request the script are you submitting directly or to Joey?

I post to Joey. In fact, it seems to me a Bad Idea to post either the pitch or the script pretty much anywhere. And, I would NOT encourage any submissions (pitch or script) except through Joey. Note that Joey is doing a favor in enabling us access to these movers and shakers in the industry. These are VERY BUSY people and need someone like Joey to help filter. Plus, it is NOT a good idea to post ideas and such in public. I found myself asking, "If I were Tarantino, would I post this?" If the answer is no, don't post.

Hi Steve, i see all the emails from Joey. When you were pitching was it directed at Joey or was it at an industry rep?

Hi, Michael, I developed the pitches (choosing from the available posted pitching opportunities -- see Joey's emails!) and got valuable feedback from Joey. This is the $50 pitching assistance that you can opt for (and you SHOULD opt for it, whether doing verbal or written pitch). When I did the live pitch, that was me doing the pitch over the phone. Written pitches are sent to Joey who delivers them. Then, when work was requested, Joey notified me by email and I sent the latest screenplay to Joey who passes it forward. This is quite a good process. You get feedback from Joey and, depending, feedback also from the person you pitch to (via Joey). These are people that apparently have come to know and trust Joey and there is good reason for that. Joey does the work to provide an interface to these people, a filter to ensure success on both sides. You get to learn while they get to hear your pitch without having their time wasted. If you do it right, even if you don't have your screenplay requested, you will learn. So, it's win-win regardless, if you look at it that way.

Hey this is great. Glad to hear it.

Hi Joey, i have a question, now what happens next after Steve sends his script to you and you send it on? Does the company read it, option it, file it ....?

Sounds good. What are the stats so far?

Congrats, Steve! I'm inspired by both your success and hearing how guided the process is.

Lightning just struck a third time! Joey is da MAN! Another request just came in! :)