Here’s an interesting BBC article about the demand for stories on television. The message (from Kevin Spacey) is this: television has replaced books, where consumers would read for hours on end. Now consumers want to watch for hours on end.
There is no better time to go into screenwriting as the medium is going to open up even more than ever before, thus creating more jobs and opportunities for screenwriters and everyone else in the entertainment industry.
*Jennifer Sloane has worked as a screenplay agent in Los Angeles and Nashville for the last five years. Jennifer loves good movies, music and animals. A former television and movie executive, Jennifer currently heads business development at Script Mailer (a company that connects screenwriters with agents and producers in Hollywood).