Selling Your Script – Sean Paul Murphy

Screenwriter Sean Paul Murphy is on the Creatively Christian podcast, interviewed by Brannon Hollingsworth. In this episode, Sean discusses the current best ways to query agents and producers with your scripts, including the pros and cons of contests and how to find the contact information for the right people. Sean also talks about writing faith-based scripts, how to decide what jobs to take, and writing in different genres. Lastly, he discusses his approach to telling meaningful stories. Sean Paul Murphy is an author and award-winning screenwriter. He has written fourteen feature films including Hidden Secrets, Sarah’s Choice, The Encounter, and the Revelation Road trilogy. He is a 2012 winner of the Kairos Prize for Screenwriting. A series of short true-crime films he wrote for the FBI won a combined six Emmys on the Pentagon Channel. He is the author of a memoir The Promise, or the Pros and Cons of Talking with God, and a novel Chapel Street, which was inspired by a haunting his family experienced. Both books were traditionally published by TouchPoint Press. A streaming series based on his Revelation Road films is currently being shot by Sony in South Africa. He also works for Discovery and periodically teaches screenwriting at Towson University. This episode can also be found on YouTube. Show Notes The following resources were mentioned in the show or are useful resources recommended by the guests. Links might be marked as affiliates, meaning we earn a commission if you buy through the link. IMDb Pro - https://pro.imdb.com/signup/index.html "Chapel Street" by Sean Paul Murphy - https://amzn.to/3kYZlPh [Affilaite}"The Promise, or The Pros and Cons of Talking With God" by Sean Paul Murphy - https://amzn.to/3whZToN [Affiliate] Learn More About Our Guest You can follow this guest on several platforms, including: Sean's IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614701/Sean's Blog: https://seanpaulmurphyville.blogspot.com/Sean's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.p.murphy.60Sean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeanPaulMurphy Credits Support this show and get access to exclusive content by donating at Patreon.com/CreativelyChristian. This show is produced by Theophany Media. The theme music is by Bill Brooks and Andrea Sandefur. Our logo is by Bill Brooks. This show is hosted by Brannon Hollingsworth, Andrea Sandefur, Dave Ebert, and Rachel Anna. Jake Doberenz produces. Follow Theophany Media and the podcast on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.