Sample Pitch Letter for Folio Literary Management
Dear Editor, The stage is lit. Seat fillers and movie stars abound in gowns and tuxes they were probably sewn into by Tom Ford. Bradley Cooper slowly and deliberately opens the sealed envelope, glances to the audience, and reads aloud your name in a gruff but proud timbre (you two have worked together before or met on the Tonight Show). You tear up, kiss your guest on the cheek, shake hands with Steven Spielberg…
By the time you reach the stage, the applause has clouded your vision. You’re beaming.
“I just have so many people to thank. The Academy, my parents, anyone who ever believed in me…”
We’ve all had this fantasy. We have all craved the movie industry success. Movies are embedded so deeply within our culture, of course we all want to share in the light that makes those in the industry dazzle so impossibly.
However, the reality of the film industry is that it does not exist across some dangerous, alligator-filled moat in your imagination. There are clear and tangible steps to take to break in as a screenwriter if only one knows the path.
In “The Aspiring Screenwriter’s Dirty Lowdown Guide to Fame and Fortune,” author Andy Rose illuminates the tumultuous path to a successful career in screenwriting, guiding the reader through the steps with interspersed tales of self-deprecation and detailed, often harrowing personal experience.
Rose offers all the information the aspiring screenwriter needs to find success, and does so in a clear, insightful, and fun way. The book includes screenwriting structure, writing techniques, and plot building all the way to script sales, networking, and breaking into Hollywood. With sample pitches, treatments, contracts, and coverage, Rose makes clear the fabulously foggy workings of Hollywood creativity and puts it within the reader’s eager reach.
Rose is an experienced screenwriter who has not only written dozens of scripts for nearly every major studio and network, including scripts for such luminaries as Ron Howard, Tom Hanks, David Geffen, and Harvey Weinstein; he has also taught screenwriting for the last eight years at the University of Ohio. After many years of creating his own teaching materials for his students, Rose gave in to the demand for his down-to-earth approach to screenwriting success and began work on this book.
Andy’s book addresses the needs of the modern screenwriter. His book stands out against the backdrop of less effective screenwriting books in three ways: it is concise and direct—perfect for the millennial and Gen-X audience seeking instant gratification, it demystifies the business side of screenwriting thoroughly, and it is designed to tap into the mightily underserved educational market.
“The Aspiring Screenwriter’s Dirty Lowdown Guide to Fame and Fortune” is honest and direct in exploring a subject that so many readers are desperate to comprehend. After twenty-five years as a screenwriter and eight years as a screenwriting instructor, Andy Rose is uniquely capable to fill in the gap in information on this common fascination. We would be happy to discuss the book further with you at your convenience.