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Agent unsure if nervous writer was crying or sweating
Either way, rep having second thoughts CAA agent Bob McElroy prefers to work with veteran writers, but after he read Tom Nettle’s hilarious action-comedy, he decided to give the 24-year-old scribe a chance. “That was before I met him,” said … Continue reading
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Unemployed agent refuses to let repo man get his BMW
‘Recession or no recession, that’s my fucking Beamer!’ Mark Hanson can no longer afford the $939 monthly lease payment on his silver 650i convertible, but that isn’t stopping the 34-year-old former WMA literary agent from trying to hang onto his … Continue reading
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Agent pays more attention to fantasy football team than client’s new spec
Managing ‘Wilshire Ballers’ occupies most of rep’s time United Talent Agency’s Bobby Demarco has his priorities in order, which is why he recently dodged a phone call from one of his young writers so he could focus his attention on … Continue reading
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Agent’s boilerplate response gives eight more writers false hope
Terms like ‘fun read’ and ‘interesting characters’ entirely misleading Paradigm literary agent Mark Hamlin isn’t trying to ruin lives, but that’s exactly what he’s doing every time he sends another writer his standard rejection email, which contains a disingenuous mix … Continue reading
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Agent finally gets around to reading 2007 holiday card
Still hasn’t looked at 2-year-old script sent in by same writer Literary agent Michael Hansen made a considerable dent in his reading pile yesterday, finally opening a Christmas card sent to him in December of last year by aspiring screenwriter … Continue reading
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