“Unlocking the Secrets: 30 Unconventional Truths About Screenwriting That Could Change Your Destiny!”
Creativity can be a fickle friend, can’t it? One moment, you’re riding high on a wave of inspiration, and the next, you find yourself grappling with the cold, hard statistics—those disheartening odds stacked against budding creators. If you’ve ever felt like a screenwriter staring into the abyss of rejections, with the odds of success seeming as slim as winning the lottery, you’re not alone. In a world where around 250 studio films make it to the screen each year, and spec scripts have a staggering one in 1,100 chance of being sold, sustaining that spark of creativity becomes an uphill battle. So, how do we keep the creative fire burning, even when fat-trimmed odds don’t seem to favor us? Let’s dive deep into strategies that can nourish our imaginative minds and help maintain that precious creative flow. Interested? LEARN MORE.
How to sustain creativity in the face of considerable odds against success.
Some time ago, a Go Into The Story reader who wanted to remain anonymous forwarded me this information:
As you are known for tracking sales, I thought I’d throw in some stats I got from someone at the WGA yesterday:
* About 250 films are made by the studios’ major divisions; another 100 are made by independents, some of whom are owned by the studios. (Another 50 or so foreign features are released each year).
* The WGAW Registry processes approximately 65,000 transactions per year. Of these registry transactions, about half are film, the other half are TV, and some are repeat registrations of further-developed drafts.
I do have an article from the blog Fencing with the Fog, Screenplay Sales statistics which puts the odds of a spec sale at one in 1,100.
Also, this CNN Entertainment article “Screenwriters Chasing the Brass Ring in the Land of Dreams” puts the odds at a spec script being purchased and then produced at 1 in 5375 (1998) if I am extrapolating correctly: (it says that the California lottery is more likely to produce a millionaire!)
To this we can add a post (now gone) by the Unknown Screenwriter who figured the odds against…
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