Hi all,
I've been lurking this forum for quite some time. My writing partner and I recently finished drafts of some screenplays and we feel that they are just about ready to be presented to managers and agents for consideration, but here's the deal (and I hope that this doesn't come off 'turd-ish'): My writing partner has a very famous (director) uncle, but currently he's insanely busy and extremely inaccessible. We considered going to him for an 'in' but realize that it might take quite some time before he could help us out. Regardless, we are aware that it means nothing unless our work is good, so we've decided to query without his help just to see if we can get a response. The ultimate question is, should we even be trying to trade on my writing partners name with these people that we query? We don't want to come off as entitled douches, but it's very tempting to at least try and use his last name as a way in. Additionally if we were to try and open some doors with his name, is there even a tactful way to do it?
Again, I really hope this doesn't come off badly, just wanted some honest advice and or opinions. Thanks!
I've been lurking this forum for quite some time. My writing partner and I recently finished drafts of some screenplays and we feel that they are just about ready to be presented to managers and agents for consideration, but here's the deal (and I hope that this doesn't come off 'turd-ish'): My writing partner has a very famous (director) uncle, but currently he's insanely busy and extremely inaccessible. We considered going to him for an 'in' but realize that it might take quite some time before he could help us out. Regardless, we are aware that it means nothing unless our work is good, so we've decided to query without his help just to see if we can get a response. The ultimate question is, should we even be trying to trade on my writing partners name with these people that we query? We don't want to come off as entitled douches, but it's very tempting to at least try and use his last name as a way in. Additionally if we were to try and open some doors with his name, is there even a tactful way to do it?
Again, I really hope this doesn't come off badly, just wanted some honest advice and or opinions. Thanks!
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