How to Manage Your Agent

<p>Have you written the script for the next box office blockbuster or<em> </em>hit TV show and just need the right agent to sell it? Not sure whether to accept an if-come deal or a script commitment? Debating which manager is the right choice to steer your career? Well worry no more...</p><p>How to Manage Your Agent is<i> </i>a fun friendly guide to the world of literary representation. Enter the inner sanctums of Hollywood’s power-brokers and learn how they influence what pitches get bought what projects get sold and which writers get hired. </p><p>Find tips from top-level executives agents managers producers and writers to help you maximize your own representation and kick your career into overdrive! You’ll learn:</p><p>• How agents prioritize their client list... and ways to guarantee you’re at the top </p><p>• When to approach new representation... and what you need to capture their interest</p><p>• Hollywood’s secret buying schedule... and how to ensure you’re on it</p><p>• The truth about packaging... where it helps and when it hurts</p><p>• Which agents are best for you... and where to find them</p><p>• Advice on acing your first agent meeting... and why so many writers blow it</p><p>• Managers’ tricks for creating buzz... and when to use them yourself </p><p>• How to fire your agent... without killing your career</p><p>• When you <i>don’t</i> need representation... and how to succeed without it</p><p>The value of good representation is undeniable—especially in a world where agents and managers control which projects (and careers) live or die. <i>How to Manage Your Agent</i> puts you on the inside track to get your work the attention it deserves!</p>