Writers/Screenwriters & Filmmakers Creative Express

Marc Pariser is a veteran agent, manager, producer, and entertainment coach with over 25 years of experience at the highest levels of the film and television industry. He built his career as a packaging agent at the William Morris Agency, Creative Artists Agency, and his own boutique literary agency, representing and advocating for top-tier creative talent.
Over the course of his career, Marc has represented writers, producers, directors, production companies, and comedians, and has packaged projects with many of the biggest names in entertainment, including Aaron Spelling, Oprah Winfrey, Francis Ford Coppola, Oliver Stone, Ted Danson, Farrah Fawcett, Diane English, Sidney Pollack, and Lewis Black.
He shepherded many new writers from their first deals to leading positions in the entertainment industry
Today, Marc works as a manager and producer and coaches a select group of creative professionals, helping them secure the right representation, master pitching and sales skills, and learn how to be truly “good in the room.”
With thousands of pitch meetings under his belt, Marc brings rare, practical insight into how careers are built, doors are opened, and opportunities are closed in today’s evolving industry.
To learn more, visit MarcPariser.com. Check out his book The Secret to Opening Doors in Hollywood: Mastering the 15-Second Pitch
Topics addressed in this one hour workshop are:
Why Most Writers Are Wrong About Loglines: What writers think a logline is vs. what agents, managers, and producers actually use it for, and why most loglines fail before the script is ever read.
How to Create a Logline That Actually Works: The elements of a professional, market-facing logline that sparks curiosity, signals value, and gets people to say, “Send it.”
What Agents and Buyers Are Really Listening For: How key decisionmakers evaluate writers in meetings, what makes them lean in, and how they decide whether they want to work with you.
What Happens After a Logline Gets You in the Room: How to transition from logline to conversation, control the meeting, and avoid losing interest before the real pitch even begins.
How to Approach Agents, Managers, and Producers (The Right Way): What outreach works, what doesn’t, how introductions really happen, and why most writers unknowingly sabotage their own approach.
The Biggest Mistakes Writers Make When Seeking Representation: Common errors that cause agents and managers to pass-often without writers ever realizing why.
What Not to Say in the Room (And Why It Kills Deals): The phrases, explanations, and over-sharing that make buyers disengage-and what they actually want to hear instead.
Leave-Behinds, Follow-Ups, and What Comes After the Pitch: What to send, when to send it, and how to stay on someone’s radar without damaging the relationship.
Building a Career While You’re Still Unrepresented: How writers can move projects forward, create momentum, and position themselves for representation-even without an agent or manager.
This is an important event if you are a screenwriter, new producer who will be hiring writers or buying screenplays, or even an author who wants to sell your book to a studio for production as a movie or series.
About Nancy Fulton
Nancy Fulton is a writer/producer, and founder of NancyFultonMeetups.com which has more than 60,000 followers on Meetup and 100+ in-depth workshops online for media creatives. Visit NancyFultonMeetups.com to learn more about more upcoming events and to start mastering the skill you need to create what you love for a living.