Diversify and Profit Faster
06-29-09
Okay. You have a great idea for a story/script and characters. Now what?
The first thing is to protect it by registering copyright. Well the fastest way to obtain copyright is to write a short story. a one or two page synopsis.
The next thing I do is write a 90 to maximum 120 page screenplay and register that with the copyright and Writers Guild. Then I start shopping the script to the film and television industry. Luckily, I landed an agency and one of the best entertainment lawyers in Canada, plus optioned two screenplays.
Meanwhile, I then copy the screenplay and paste it into a word processing file and develop the detail more, which expands the story to over 200 pages and perfect for a novel. Now I have diversified the same concept into two separate markets. Quick and fast. Then marketing it commences.
Heck, why not copy and past the screenplay or novel into another file and rewrite the text into a comic series or graphic novel or video game format? I did and Galactic Gladiators was optioned and published as a comic series throughout North America and Europe. Still seeking publishing and distribution throughout Asia and the rest of the world.
The point I am making is that the more you diversify your writing the better chance you have of getting a sale or option. Through query letters into multiple markets I have managed to catch a break for one of my projects via the comic industry, when I had yet to obtain interest from the book or film or television industries.
The more versions you have of your intellectual property, the more opportunities you will gain by word of mouth throughout the entertainment industry. Trust me – this works! Good luck branding your idea!!!
Sandford Tuey
info@Playdigm.com
PS: I am a self motivated, hard-working, committed writer and creator of entertainment properties. I blog to continue my give-back to the world community as I once did locally in Vancouver, Canada at the Alliance of Arts and Culture Searchgrad program. My hopes are that my information and knowledge will assist in creating and selling your intellectual material and one day be produced. I have had feature scripts optioned, written for hire, and have made comics, novels and games. I love movies and am dedicated to the art and business of screenwriting and licensing/branding. Ask me whatever you want and I will try and get answers for you.