I recently signed with a new manager and I'm trying to decide what to write next. I have a list of a couple dozen ideas, any of which I would love to develop and write, but my manager has rejected them as being, among other things, not high-concept enough, not franchise-worthy, not salable, too expensive, too inexpensive, too big, too small, too unrelatable to a teen demographic, too much like another spec that got shopped and didn't sell, too much like another project set up at a studio, etc.
He's told me that I need to sit down and come up with the next [insert title of low budget box office success that has now spawned multiple sequels].
I'm feeling pretty stifled. How do you balance writing what you're passionate about with what the market/your rep dictates?
He's told me that I need to sit down and come up with the next [insert title of low budget box office success that has now spawned multiple sequels].
I'm feeling pretty stifled. How do you balance writing what you're passionate about with what the market/your rep dictates?
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