"Follow every piece of advice Michael Lent gives you and you'll have no problem navigating the shark-infested waters of Hollywood."
- Jon Cohen, screenwriter of Minority Report
"Lent's guide is above all realistic, and his straight-shooting, no-nonsense tone is often leavened with humor. He's thorough as well ... an impressive, useful guide to the larger world of movie-making."-Publishers Weekly
"Michael Lent shows you in accessible detail how to actually make a living as a screenwriter."-Ain't It Cool News
15 battle-tested strategies and tips for getting your work read by producers and studio executives even if you don't have an agent. No pie-in-the-sky theory here. Discussion will include details of how this 2003 & 2004 STAR Speaker landed four mid-five figure deals (initially) without representation, as well as leveraged a producer's interest into representation at a major agency.
MICHAEL LENT is creator and co-writer of the Origin of the Species graphic novel and comic book series currently being adapted for the screen. He co-produced the feature film Hard Scrambled and wrote the niche best-selling book Breakfast With Sharks published by Random House. As an award-winning screenwriter, he has sold, optioned or been assigned to eleven feature film projects including The Hellseeker for Miramax Studios. Since 1997, he has been a featured columnist or contributing editor for Creative Screenwriting magazine. He was a STAR Speaker of Screenwriting Expo 2.
