NO PRICE INCREASE! Plus: SECRET FINAL Extension just for CI Newsletter Readers Writers love deadlines. I learned this years ago when we hosted the late, great CS Open live writing tournament at the Screenwriting Expo. For those of you who never got the opportunity to partake, the CS Open was a unique, timed event…
by Jim Cirile www.coverageink.com Eight managers. Your script. Sound good? Of course, there is a catch — you have to get through the reader gauntlet first. Get Repped Now, a promotion from Coverage Ink, offers a panel of eight top literary managers who will read all the screenplays and teleplays which score a “consider” or…
Like it or not, you probably need to save the damn cat. And, no, we’re not talking in a PETA sort of way (although that would be awesome, too.) If you’ve ever gotten coverage from us, there’s a good chance we may have mentioned Blake Snyder’s seminal work on screenplay structure “Save the Cat!” So…
Howdy, fellow scribes! It is with enormous delight that we present to you our biggest and best manager panel ever for the upcoming GET REPPED NOW. Eight amazing managers from the top management companies in town. Want in? Sure you do! Without further ado, here they are: Jake Wagner, Good Fear Lee Stobby, Stobby Ent….
(Well, okay, maybe not all…) Howdy, fellow Scribadelic Warriors, Recently I sent out an e-mail to our newsletter list offering five free half-hour phone consultations with me to discuss whatever you want — the state of your career, what to write next, and so forth. Well, I got 127 replies, so needless to say, there…
Hi friends! My second “The Rep Sheet” guest blog (the spiritual successor of my old “Agent’s Hot Sheet” column) is now up on The Wrap. This time out, I grill five leading managers and an agent about how writers shoot themselves in the foot. Once you finally get signed, the last thing you want to…
Why Getting Coverage on Your Script May Be Just the Ticket By Jim Cirile www.coverageink.com We’ve all been there. We write “Fade Out,” and voila! — our shiny, new awesometastic masterpiece is done. Then we hand it to our respective boyfriends, girlfriends, and “it’s complicated” others; they love it. Mom adores it. We’re ready for…
Peeps, this is it — the screenwriting event of the year! If you are in Southern California, head on over to the Burbank Marriott this weekend, because it’s time for Scriptfest (formerly Great American Pitchfest) — the world’s biggest pitchfest. The pitch event is all day Sunday, and there will be over 100 producers, managers…
Coverage Ink’s Jim Cirile moderates the Agent/Manager panel at 2016 Scriptfest Scriptfest returns June 23-25 at the Burbank Marriott, and we couldn’t be more excited. As many of you know, we here at Coverage Ink have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with Scriptfest (formerly Great American Pitchfest) for over a decade. We’ve moderated a series of…
Saturday, May 21 2PM- Scriptfest – Burbank Marriott Hotel Got plans for May 21st? Well, cancel ’em! ‘Cause you’re not going to want to miss this. We’re very proud to be bringing back Agent’s Hot Sheet – Live! to Scriptfest. As many of you know, I wrote the Agent’s Hot Sheet column for a decade…