I realize these are older posts, so I may not get a response. But this to Mark: Would you mind sharing the group on LinkedIn where you received responses to submit your queries? I’m on several, but they don’t seem to be of much value. Thanks for your help! MoJo

Thanks for your comment, Jeff.

You give a great analogy. There is a certain amount of activity that is done one FAITH until the time that you do make a sale. When you’re working on large ticket items, then even more more work is require to be done on FAITH until the time you sell it.

This analogy is great to really compare and contrast what selling a script is like. To further that… We could look at a few more things:

A house has to meet certain requirements to be considered solid structurally — and there are some specs that simply have to be there. This could be like the structure of a screenplay as well as the format. (Although Pulp Fiction turned the structure inside out — but then screenwriter Tarantino was already established. Just like a famous architect who designs some crazy looking house and it’s considered great by some.) But typically there is relative agreement that the structure has to have certain properties.

A house is a tangible property while a screenplay’s value is more subject as it’s in the realm of a craft or art. If you have a Listing, you definitely have a listing and there’s a high percentage of chance you’ll sell it if it’s priced well. With a screenplay, that analogy would be more like — if someone bought it, then you have a much better chance of it being made.

It is easier for a reasonably good real estate agent to get a listing than for a screenwriter to sell a script, however, as you have pointed out, Jeff, the way you get the listings is to do a TON of face to face connecting. And THAT is also true with screenwriting… And that is also what most writers are missing.

Thanks again for the analogy. I look forward to working with you!