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Posted by The home office on 8/16/2002, 5:47 pm Okay, the Lotto ad thing. You can probably contact Lotto BC and ask them what company is in charge of their advertising and approach that company with your proposal. Heck, try writing to Lotto BC and ask them if they would accept a proposal but realistically, if you don't have a production company ready to back you up, chances are they'll politely decline. As for writing in comics, believe me it's a tough road. I've spoken to many talented writers who have been trying to break in for years with little success and that's partly the reason Marvel has that no unsolicited proposals rule: so many people, past and present (especially young fans with little writing experience) have inundated Marvel staff with their cool story ideas. Yes, there are legal bases to cover too since you do get the odd fan screaming about how one of their ideas were "robbed" by the company. To prevent the hassles of lawsuits, the unsolicited material rule was put into effect. So how to go around that? It's not easy. First, you have to gain some experience. That means writing. Get any job that's writing related so you can show that you can 1) show people you can create under a deadline, 2) that you take direction, 3) that you aren't just a fan with a "cool idea", that you are versed in the craft of storytelling and can do a job given even if it means writing for a book you're not necessarily a fan of. Comics are a business and when approaching editors you have to show them that you're not just a walking encyclopedia of trivia (Hulk did such and such in issue so and so), knowing characters doesn't mean anything, a good writer can get to know a character through a little reasearch, you have to prove you can WRITE. Period. One good way to do that is do your own comics. Mini comics are a good (and cheap!) start and if you have a budget (which I'm aware, not many do) self publish a comic and send them to every editor you can think of who might like it. The art doesn't have to be perfect, you can do stick figures in a mini, so long as the writing is good. Next, go to cons. Talk to other writers and editors and LISTEN. Learn everything you can about how to write in this busness. If you get any kind of feedback on your work, DON'T FIGHT IT. Again, listen to what they have to say and learn how to do better if the feedback isn't what you wanted to hear. Editors have a lot on their plate so don't expect them to just hand you a job. Be friendly and leave the doors open. If they accept a proposal/sample chances are it will sit in a drawer for many months until something comes up where they'll need someone to do a fill-in. And most important, don't quit your dayjob. It keeps you sane to have a stable home life and it keeps you from looking desperate. Reliability is very important in this business, especially now when so many have fallen by the wayside of meeting deadlines and quality expectations. Good luck!
Hmm, the questions you pose are...challenging.
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