Alex and Nick invite Daniela Garcia-Brcek, manager at Circle of Confusion, to discuss the ins-and-outs of managing TV writers.

What is the relationship between managers and screenwriters? What should TV writers do before getting a manager? How do managers find their clients? What are differences in representing TV writers, feature writers and playwrights? What kind of material attracts managers? When should you let go of your representatives?

The Paper Team gets signed...

SHOWNOTES

Content

Becoming a manager, representing TV writers, finding clients, writer's voice, queries, working with clients, staffing, developing projects, letting go of your rep or client (00:00:32)

Resources and Next Week On (01:01:36)

Links

Daniela Garcia-Brcek on Twitter

Circle of Confusion

Breathe In

Darren Aronofsky

Spare Parts

Ryan Coogler

Entourage

Eric "E." Murphy

Mayhem

Resources

"Musts, Maybes, and Nevers" - David V. Picker

"The Operator" - Thomas R. King

"Inventing David Geffen" (26x07 - American Masters)

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