How to get an agent and/or manager

For our second podcast, Craig Mazin and I decided to tackle the question we’ve both been ducking since we started our blogs: “How do I get an agent and/or manager?” It’s an intractable question because while most working screenwriters have representation, no two of them got it the same way. If you ask a panel of writers, you’ll hear a series of anecdotes, but you won’t get a better sense of what next steps you should take. Craig compares it to losing your virginity, which seems fair. I opted to flip the question to ask, “How do I get the right agent or manager to notice me?” We won’t typically devote an entire episode to one issue, but this one seemed to require it. In related podcast news: We’re now listed in iTunes. The first episode is up, and the rest will begin posting automatically. You can subscribe here. Transcripts. Several days after an episode airs, you’ll find the text of the podcast appended to the post (c.f. episode one). You can download the episode here: AAC. Using a non-iTunes podcast reader? You can find the podcast feed here. UPDATE 9-7-11: The transcript of this episode can be found here.The post How to get an agent and/or manager first appeared on John August.