Screenwriting : So how do you guys get your sc… by Wayne Taylor

Classes, workshops and expos...like [www.writeyourscreenplay.com][1] [1]: http://www.writeyourscreenplay.com

I use Virtual Pitchfest, they have a lot of production companies signed up and you're gauranteed a read and response. You buy pitches in batches, 5 for $50.00 and 10 for $90.00. I suggest you have a look. :D http://virtualpitchfest.com/

thanks Lucy! I'll check them out again. I wasn't sure if it was worth the money, or just another scam.

Here's a great blog: www.sellingyourscreenplay.com

Queries. Won or placed highly in several contests but it didn't get me anywhere. A dumb luck query led to my first option and that led to my next.

I've had an exciting life due to "dumb luck" and being in the wrong place at the RIGHT time.

Competition wins are nice on a resume, but I don't know many people who have gotten work from it. Maybe one, actually, but that was the Nichols, and that was a long time ago. Cold calls, queries and networking are your best bets, in my opinion. Most agents won't consider looking at your work unless you're a referral. I was asked to write a few shorts because I happened to work with a guy who was a struggling actor, and he got a break that gave him a potential producing opportunity. A wrote a spec for a video director because of a cold call to his company. The spec that I got optioned was from a post on Inktip.com. The thing is, I don't make those cold calls or take advantage of networking opportunities as nearly as often as I should. Just think where I might be if I did.

Hi Wayne, no not a scam. I'm a member of a tweetchat group called scriptchat and we had some great scriptwriters on giving advice as well as others, one was one of the people who runs Virtual pitchfest and another of the people who run it Nevada Gray is always on twitter. They're really nice people and started the company to give writers an easier way to get scripts read.