How To Pitch Your Book For TV and Film With DJ Williams

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Many authors dream of seeing their book turned into a film or TV show, but what are the realities of pitching and even getting optioned? In today's show, DJ Williams shares his experience and tips.

DJ Williams is a TV executive director and producer with more than 400 episodes of broadcast TV syndicated worldwide. He's also the author of three novels, including The Auctioneer described as ‘Bourne meets Bond meets National Treasure'.

On the shift from directing for TV to writing novels
Finding an agent who specializes in your genre
Pitching to a streaming service like Netflix or Amazon Prime
Once again, the importance of intellectual property rights
Podcast episode with John Grisham and Harlan Coben that Derek refers to. Also check out the book, Hollywood vs the Author for Michael Connelly's story and more.
Creating the different treatments and summaries to use when pitching
Our thoughts on Taleflick.com – you can get $8 off if you use my link: http://www.TheCreativePenn.com/taleflick
On what authors can bring to their pitches that will keep them involved with the production
Compressing your idea down to the short ‘logline’ to use during pitching
Hollywood’s search for stories that are unique and producable
Tips on how to find production companies

You can find DJ Williams at http://www.djwilliams.com and on Twitter @djwilliams316

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