A Hollywood Literary Agent’s Blunt Advice on How to Write Stories THAT SELL! (English Edition)

As a Literary Agent at one of the top four agencies, I get about a million emails a day from writers, whether they be authors or screenwriters, wanting to pitch their story to me. The ones I delete the fastest all start with "I have a completely original story" and the ones I actually read give me their three comps within the first three sentences. If you are not sure what I mean by comps and why I immediately delete the ones that say they have original story ideas, then this blunt guide is for you.