Becoming A Professional Screenwriter

4 Things You Must Know

What you'll learn

Four key principles you must know to become a professional writer.

Four limiting beliefs holding you back from becoming a writer.

Recognize the control you actually have over your professional career (more than you think!)

Whether or not you actually need to go to film school to make it as a professional screenwriter.

Requirements

No screenwriting experience needed. Great for all writers.

Description

Everyone has an idea for a screenplay. Everyone has a great idea. Why do some people make it as screenwriters while others burn out wishing they'd made it in Hollywood?I'm Michael Jamin. I've been a Hollywood TV Writer for 27 years (9 as a Showrunner). I've worked on shows like King of The Hill, Bevis, and Butthead, Maron, Wilfred, Tacoma FD, Just Shoot Me!, Out of Practice, and many more. I've had a long career in Hollywood, and I'm presuming that you want that too. Well, my guess is you're focusing on the wrong things, and you're unwittingly sabotaging your opportunities to break in, and you don't even know it.In this course, I'll teach you four key things you must know to make it in Hollywood. If you can wrap your head around these four principles, you'll be well ahead of your peers.Topics we'll discuss:Getting your script into the right hands.Getting an Agent or ManagerGetting a Showrunner AttachedOvercoming Writer's BlockFilm Degrees for ScreenwritersI can't make you funny, and I won't read your script, but I can guarantee this will change the way you think about your career and set you free to make it happen.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: The 4 Things You Must Know To Become A Professional Writer

Lecture 2 I just need to get my script in the right hands.

Lecture 3 I need to get a showrunner attached.

Lecture 4 If I had an agent, my script would sell.

Lecture 5 I want to write but I always get writer’s block.

Lecture 6 Bonus: I have to go to film school to make it in Hollywood.

Section 3: Recap

Lecture 7 Recap

Great for screenwriters, play writes, authors, journalists, etc.