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I thought I should give you a flavour of the competition, for when you’re feeling a bit down.
Below is the copy of an actual query letter I received.

(names and titles have been changed to protect the innocent)

Perhaps after all you are not doing such a bad job selling your script.

Nafa - Choctops Meeting: 18/2/08

(Report by John Haly,
Thank you to Tony Chu)

The first step for many aspiring screenwriters is to purchase a piece of pricey screenwriting software.

Some call it retail therapy.

You are not a screenwriter until you have made that sacrifice, until you have invested money in your career, right?

I call it a waste of $250.

Your first draft should be a quick and dirty braindump. “Don’t get it right, get it written,” dixit Art Arthur.

Of course, it has its advantages to write your first draft in some sort of a script format. See it as an exercise in format and style, plus you have a rough idea of the screen time.

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