Become a Screenwriter vs. Creative Executive w/ Mike Grimm

Show notes

Mike Grimm is a writer of over 30 screenplays and former creative executive at Wayfarer Studios.
In this episode, Mike dives into:

1. 3:13His projects in various stages of development
2. 16:12What's in a general meeting?
3. 18:13Should you ever write for free?
4. 22:29How to not get jaded
5. 26:29How Sabrina Carpenter became attached to his original script
6. 29:24Creative executive vs. screenwriter paths
7. 38:16General meeting insider tips
8. 42:08From script coverage to executive
9. 48:02What he wrote in a cold email to land his first story analysis job
10. 1:01:53Do writers need to move to LA?
11. 1:08:28Exiting Wayfarer to commit to writing
12. 1:16:43Navigating representation (managers)
13. 1:24:31Time Capsule

Connect With Mike

Instagram: @MrGrimmReaper77
Twitter: @DontBeSoGrimm