Amateur writers, it’s time to learn some lessons.
When you’re trying to break into screenwriting, you’ll try anything.
And we’ll be real. People do a lot of dumb stuff. That’s why it’s usually so easy to pick out who the amateur writer is, and who’s the pro. I wanted to help our readers out, so I pinged a few professionals I knew, and asked what things amateurs do that bug them. I gathered their responses and aggregated them into the top five.
Check them out below!
Amateur Writers: Do NOT Do These 5 Things…
1. Send unsolicited ideas to professionals.
There was a long thread on Twitter on this subject, and it gave me the idea for the whole article.
Do not do this! It’s wild to send things to people unsolicited but to send them ideas is a bad look. Most creatives are working on lots of projects, and it’s illegal for them to look at your work, in case there’s any overlap. It’s also rude, but that might be beside the point.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
