tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5773102629824709292..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Even I can't get an agentBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13234843384114422512010-05-19T12:54:05.622-07:002010-05-19T12:54:05.622-07:00I write a blog/diary (a Bl-iary) called www.thesec...I write a blog/diary (a Bl-iary) called www.thesecretdiaryofasinglemum.wordpress.com<br /><br />I even have a little fan base who get mighty fussy if I miss a day.<br /><br />My question to Ken is this; I really enjoy writing and think that my Bl-iary would cheer people up if it were run in a newspaper but have no idea where to begin.<br /><br />Would you have any advice?louisehttp://www.thesecretdiaryofasinglemum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17181457054768099252010-04-28T08:57:58.392-07:002010-04-28T08:57:58.392-07:00I feel your pain Ken...try playing an Old Jewish W...I feel your pain Ken...try playing an Old Jewish Woman named Ester Goldberg or doing a LIVE show about PAUL LYNDE...and the agents have no clue WHO he was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31163875418232604602010-04-26T09:16:51.407-07:002010-04-26T09:16:51.407-07:00I remembered this post the first time around - and...I remembered this post the first time around - and it's just as good the second time. Since the original, a book's been published outlining just how screwed up the theatrical world is with regard to new writing and new writers. It's called OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm guessing you ignored Beth's advice and pushed your play - which of course is the right thing to do. Where's it going up?Malachy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17729185865764121986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60184245631422999852010-04-26T07:13:03.544-07:002010-04-26T07:13:03.544-07:00I love this story but I worry about that last line...I love this story but I worry about that last line. Did you find a good match with a theatrical agent?Chazzhttp://chazzwrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76728768188229605002010-04-26T02:28:02.872-07:002010-04-26T02:28:02.872-07:00Dear Ken,
(my name is Art)
i noticed the re-post ...Dear Ken,<br />(my name is Art)<br /><br />i noticed the re-post (who cares)... read and enjoyed it again because it warranted it.<br />I hope it is not bad luck in the theater to wish you a Smash success with your play! Because I Will if it isn't but won't if it is:) ArtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55179905880964599092010-04-25T17:04:44.672-07:002010-04-25T17:04:44.672-07:00Do you get any residuals for repeat posts?
(This ...Do you get any residuals for repeat posts?<br /><br />(This is not a question for Friday)<br /><br /><br />cheers<br />B SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75140625335412125432010-04-25T12:00:08.326-07:002010-04-25T12:00:08.326-07:00MadAsHell,
I respectfully completely disagree. G...MadAsHell,<br /><br />I respectfully completely disagree. Good story telling is good story telling and television writers wrestle with stories week after week. TV comedy writers also see runthroughs every day and learn to spot problems and fix them that night. <br /><br />That is a skill that very few playwrights have because they're rarely put in that position. You may take six months to write a play and when you get it on its feet are you able (or even WILLING) to throw out whole scenes or sections and have replacement scenes ready the next morning? Give me a staff of TV writers any day. <br /><br />And again, it's not that playwrights are any less talented. They just don't develop that skill the way we TV guys in the trenches do. <br /><br />That play in question goes into production the end of the year.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7378369664051613372010-04-25T11:51:13.442-07:002010-04-25T11:51:13.442-07:00You know I love you, Ken, but I concur with Beth.
...You know I love you, Ken, but I concur with Beth.<br /><br />New York/Hollywood isn't a two way street. Sometimes, TV shows will look at the resumes of produced playwrights and assume they can write for television. The reverse never happens. Call me a New York elitist, but theatre involves a completely different kind of story-telling. Great Hollywood credits are no guarantee that you can write something a curtain will fall on.<br /><br />So, Beth's right: You don't get to skip a step. She read your play and deemed it a good first step in a four step process. Nothing you say about her leads me to believe she's not the right agent for you.<br /><br />I'd love to hear more of your experience with the musical (that's what I write).MadAsHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691311716201470649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-24495625749300123562010-04-25T09:45:11.027-07:002010-04-25T09:45:11.027-07:00I prefer to look at it as "The Best of the Ke...I prefer to look at it as "The Best of the Ken Levine Blog". Give him a break, he gives us new pieces probably 360-362 days out of the year. The sad day will be when he pulls a Carson and does it only three times a week.Simon H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2531789863546719452010-04-25T08:40:12.223-07:002010-04-25T08:40:12.223-07:00I’m with Dudleys Mom’s 0.3 version of Mary Stella’...I’m with Dudleys Mom’s 0.3 version of Mary Stella’s 0.2 version of Jeffrey Leonard’s Agent 0.1. I hadn’t been certain I’d seen this before until confirmed by at least two credible sources – but that’s the old reporter in me. This was all worth it again even just for “persona non representata.” And speaking of the Latinate, as another example of the issues facing aging boomers, two weeks ago I was staring at a notepad trying to remember what those medications were whose names I had scribbled down. Only to finally realize they were shrubs I wanted to pick up at Home Depot.A. Buck Shortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75811493386129685512010-04-25T08:12:55.665-07:002010-04-25T08:12:55.665-07:00Not a rerun for me; I enjoyed it,as much as readin...Not a rerun for me; I enjoyed it,as much as reading about another person's frustration can be enjoyable.<br /><br />Also, I dislike complaining about quality entertainment that I get for free. Thank you writing this blog, Ken.<br /><br />These posts make me VERY appreciative of good produced work, because it seems that there is every roadblock conceivable.<br /><br />William Goldman's famous quote seems to remain ever true. "Nobody knows anything."Charles H. Bryanhttp://www.charleshbryan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34421664139564608632010-04-25T07:41:30.535-07:002010-04-25T07:41:30.535-07:00Oh, thank goodness, other people noticed this was ...Oh, thank goodness, other people noticed this was a rerun. I thought my early Alzheimers was acting up again. Guess I didn't need to take all that Aricept after all. I'm a little dizzy right now...better cut this short.Dudleys Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15610167296985809662010-04-25T07:29:42.219-07:002010-04-25T07:29:42.219-07:00I'm over 50 so my memory isn't as good. T...I'm over 50 so my memory isn't as good. This post was a great fresh reminder.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68626156070546246892010-04-25T06:23:31.135-07:002010-04-25T06:23:31.135-07:00Even with it being a rerun (yes I noticed) it is s...Even with it being a rerun (yes I noticed) it is still GREAT information - as usual.richard Ynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87118109459584292462010-04-25T05:57:37.649-07:002010-04-25T05:57:37.649-07:00Thank you for writing this, Ken.
I started readin...Thank you for writing this, Ken.<br /><br />I started reading this entry but didn't really like it. My advice to you: post a couple more entries and eventually you will build an audience. Maybe I'll pick you up as a blog I'll read then.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32677643072068263812010-04-25T04:43:20.149-07:002010-04-25T04:43:20.149-07:00so what happened to the play? :)so what happened to the play? :)GabbyDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22293863417526389992010-04-25T02:46:09.734-07:002010-04-25T02:46:09.734-07:00Except this is a repost of a repost! A quick blog...Except this is a repost of a repost! A quick blog search shows you first reran this on March 28 last year... (still a great blog though)Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5639463394272148422010-04-25T02:08:47.360-07:002010-04-25T02:08:47.360-07:00I liked this post even better three years down the...I liked this post even better three years down the line. So there.<br /><br />WV: thpacti = Portuguese Spackleblogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77951057701633324462010-04-25T00:33:12.971-07:002010-04-25T00:33:12.971-07:00If something's a rerun, you should mention at ...If something's a rerun, you should mention at the top that it's a rerun. Blogging faux pas!Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56250429684642623492010-04-24T22:06:40.537-07:002010-04-24T22:06:40.537-07:00Ken, don't worry about the rerun. The comment...Ken, don't worry about the rerun. The comment about "skipping a step" is one of my favorites of all time from your blog.Dave Creekhttp://www.davedana@aye.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36684506755492837602010-04-24T22:05:47.511-07:002010-04-24T22:05:47.511-07:00yes, i'm new here an enjoyed your rerun. btw, ...yes, i'm new here an enjoyed your rerun. btw, is the play still in a drawer?normadesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325110017442011627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84946199511855018532010-04-24T21:42:56.203-07:002010-04-24T21:42:56.203-07:00Ken...I wasn't picking on you. I think it'...Ken...I wasn't picking on you. I think it's amazing that you can come up with something clever every day of the week. Thank you for always putting a smile on my face. P.S. I realize you are on the road with the Dodgers right now. However, aren't you impressed that I would catch you.Jeffrey Leonardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39272597408312123832010-04-24T21:18:16.974-07:002010-04-24T21:18:16.974-07:00Yes Jeffrey, it's a re-post from over three ye...Yes Jeffrey, it's a re-post from over three years ago. I've picked up a lot of new readers in that time. Why should they miss out on the good stuff???By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11128529428622038592010-04-24T20:51:58.886-07:002010-04-24T20:51:58.886-07:00Ken...This is the first time I have realized that ...Ken...This is the first time I have realized that reading your blog every day since day ONE has its drawbacks. Today's blog is a RERUN...shame on you. :-) Just kidding. You are allowed one now and then...Jeffrey Leonardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76848863812092774012010-04-24T20:30:54.292-07:002010-04-24T20:30:54.292-07:00I had an agent who loved my first book but couldn&...I had an agent who loved my first book but couldn't sell it. Years later I sold it myself but, since I still needed an agent, asked her to represent me. She read the book again and said she didn't like it. I can only assume her tastes had improved during the interval. Or, she's crazy.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.com