As I tell all my clients, success in Hollywood is a team effort. Everyone has to work together to get anything done.
Now I am working on throwing a party in New York for a client. There is no budget and we are trying to get everything sponsored.
As we work through our connections, I suddenly get an email from the client saying, “Hey, do you want me to call my cousin who owns a TON of hotels, bars and restaurants all over the country?”
I felt like slapping my head — or the client’s head.
Think of it this way. It’s like me calling a first-time director for a screenplay by my client, and then afterwards my client telling me his cousin is Steven Spielberg.
As a young writer, your job is to help me help you! If you have a great connection, tell me about it!
Part of your job as a young writer is to network and make connections. But if you don’t tell me what these connections are, then I can’t use them to your benefit.
The moral of the story is go out and make connections. But always tell your representative or producer about these connections!
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