Hi folks. Does anyone know if a cover letter should be included with Future Shock submissions?
Thanks.
Anyone on these boards ever had any luck getting their scripts published?
Yes it should, along with your synopsis (you must have this). Keep the letter brief, hello..I'm XXX, here's my contact details (which you have also added to every page of your script and synopsis) hope you like it.
Several peeps here have managed to get in to print - well deserved too!
You might want to join the Scriptdroids Yahoo Group, ands check the archives for about a month ago where there was a similar conversation.
Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scriptdroids/
Art's one of them...by the way.
Actually, while we're on the subject... how detailed should the synopsis be? A papragraph or two? Should it give the ending away?
I'd say a paragraph. And yes, it should tell the whole story.
I keep it under a page, but I struggle. Really it should be far shorter.
The synopsis is always tough to do. We don't get enough people sending them in with the scripts we get for FutureQuake, etc. which is a shame as it would be good practise.
Didn't Spurrier say he used to get 3 to a page when he was putting together various Future Shock submissions?
Does anyone know what the turnaround time tends to be? As in, how long before you assume the submission has been read and discarded but there wasn't time to send a reply?
The concept of earth time doesnâ??t exist in the nerve centre and the submissions pile is sat in the middle of some freak time anomaly, so I wouldnt hold your breath.
Can be anything from a week to months or even (as for my last one) never. It's a busy place, oil gets leaked, shit sometimes happens.
Thanks for the info everyone. Would I be right in thinking you should only send one script per envelope, i.e. don't send two scripts together?
Art - I'll make a point of signing up to that Yahoo group first thing next week!
That seemed to be the general concensus in the scriptdroids discussions about this topic.
At the risk of sounding trivial, should your script, cover letter and synopsis all be stapled together?
I'd say yes. Don't foget to have your contact details on the bottom of each page in case they do get seperated.
Paperclip, don't staple.
Why's that?
Easier to remove if, say, it needs to be photocopied. A lot of places will specify submissions should be unbound - no staples, paperclips or anything - so you might want to do that, just make sure that you ut page numbers and contact details on every page of script.
Ah right. Good point, cheers Art!
Hmm, I can fit my synopsis onto one page if it's single spaced, but not if it's 1.5 or double spaced. The submission guidelines insist that synopsis is no longer than one page... so is it okay if it's single spaced? The script itself is double spaced.
WoD - are you somehow affiliated with FutureQuake? The website says FutureQuake Press isn't accepting any more scripts as of Spring 2007 - is this still the case?
Thanks!
I do work with RAC and Bolt-01 on FQP, although the other guys do way more than me!
We did close the doors a while back due to being crushed under the pile of submissions and burn-out after Bristol. We have still received the odd Sub and we will be opening the doors again very shortly when we update the webpage, etc. All in preperation for our new stuff which will be on sale shortly - feel free to start saving your pennies now so you can buy at least one copy of each!
Hey Cap. FQP is going to be opening the doors again soon. We are sorting out an update for the website to coincide with the new crop of comics.
Bolt-01
Synchro-Post...thankfully we said the 'same' things!
You can tell you are a writer though...
Bolt-01
You should have done a picture of it, Bolt.
Not without a script...
Ah, thank you very much gentlemen. I'll keep checking the website for updates and develop a few scripts in the meantime!