CAA and William Morris are obviously the two biggest literary agencies out there (I believe). I know low-level people in both who can get my script read by their reading departments. However, I'm wondering if I should focus more on smaller agencies since - and correct me if I'm wrong - once you're read by those two agencies, it's kind of like a "the verdict is in" thing.
Since everybody in town talks to each other, as soon as someone from Agency F asks WM or CAA if they've read this new script by "me", and they hear, "Oh yeah, we passed on it", dosn't that kind of taint the writer? Or at least the script?
If you're a nobody, shouldn't you focus on the lesser agencies instead of going to the big ones? Or is it more like, since your'e a nobody it doesn't matter if your script isn't liked cause both you and it will soon be forgotten?
I know they have a record of everything ever submitted. I'm just wondering how extensive it is. Like, is the coverage of every script on file? If you send a script that everyone hates, might you be "blacklisted" in essence, since everyone can access the cliff notes of the coverage which might say, "This writer sucks. Don't bother"?
I know there are some who don't have an agent who will say, "Are you kidding? If you have the opportunity to submit to those agencies, do it!" But I'm looking for writers who have or have had representation before and know a little bit about that whole world and how it works.
Since everybody in town talks to each other, as soon as someone from Agency F asks WM or CAA if they've read this new script by "me", and they hear, "Oh yeah, we passed on it", dosn't that kind of taint the writer? Or at least the script?
If you're a nobody, shouldn't you focus on the lesser agencies instead of going to the big ones? Or is it more like, since your'e a nobody it doesn't matter if your script isn't liked cause both you and it will soon be forgotten?
I know they have a record of everything ever submitted. I'm just wondering how extensive it is. Like, is the coverage of every script on file? If you send a script that everyone hates, might you be "blacklisted" in essence, since everyone can access the cliff notes of the coverage which might say, "This writer sucks. Don't bother"?
I know there are some who don't have an agent who will say, "Are you kidding? If you have the opportunity to submit to those agencies, do it!" But I'm looking for writers who have or have had representation before and know a little bit about that whole world and how it works.
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