Danny Manus on Pitching and Script Consulting

In this interview, Laura talks with Danny Manus about pitching,
log-lines and the importance of having your script read those
knowledgeable in the industry before sending it to people to read.
Laura and Danny met at the Nashville Writers’ Conference which is a
part of the Nashville Film Festival. Danny Manus is an in-demand
script consultant and CEO of No BullScript Consulting, and was
ranked in the Top 15 “Cream of the Crop” Script Consultants by
Creative Screenwriting Magazine. He is the author of “No BS for
Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective” and was also
named one of Screencraft’s “25 People Screenwriters Should Follow
on Twitter”. We discussed how one of the biggest mistakes people
make is pitching too soon and rushing the process of submitting
rather than working the script until its ready. He also talked
about the importance of having the 4 Cs and H which are: Concept,
Character, Conflict, Context and Hook. We also discussed lots of
specifics for pitching in the interview and discussed specifics for
handling big pitch events like Nashville Writers’ Conference or the
Great American Pitch Fest. If you want to learn more about Danny
you can go to his website www.nobullscript.net or follow him on
twitter @DannyManus. Danny has several events and classes coming up
and he will be at Willamette Writers’ Conference in Portland,
Oregon in August. If you want more information on Laura Powers, you
can go to her website www.laurapowers.net. You can also find
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