Success. We dream about it. We lust for it. We wake in the wee hours before our day jobs, as well as burn the midnight oil, to find time to write. Some days, the amount of hours we clock seem endless, but we keep putting ink on paper, believing in our destiny to be writers. [...]

After my column on query letters, I had a very fruitful exchange with a represented writer that ended up being chock full of tips that I think you guys will find useful.

Aspiring writers focus so much on finishing the screenplay and trying to get it read that sometimes they aren’t prepared for their once-in-a-lifetime golden opportunity when it finally comes. Arm yourselves with this knowledge, and you’ll be well on your way when the time comes.

GET A JOB. Wherever you are… if you aspire to work in film, TV, or entertainment… there’s no reason you can’t make that leap NOW.