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At what point should you get paid for the work you do to develop a project? What types of conversations should you be having with your agent? How can you show up confidently for potential projects, even though you\u2019re feeling utterly afraid?\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins, Jason Hellerman, and guest Carrie Solomon discuss:\n\nSmart ways to save money as a filmmaker\n\nHow to build rapport with your reps and make sure you\u2019re on the same page\n\nThe truth about doing development work and how you should approach being paid\n\nAn important question you must ask yourself when writing a spec\n\nWhen Carrie realized she needed to scale up the story for A Family Affair\n\n\nGetting in the habit of reading scripts\n\nWhy she quit working as a PA on Ingrid Goes West\n\n\nBeing thrown into the world of studio writing\n\nHow doing improv helped Carrie have less fear when going into meetings\n\nEmbracing failure and welcoming fear\n\nThe most intimidating part about writing A Family Affair\n\n\nThe difference between likeability and lovability in characters\xa0\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cIt's hard to get money out of Hollywood right now. You\u2019re squeezing water from a stone.\u201d [19:59]\n\n\u201cThe only way to make money in this business is if someone loves your idea so much.\u201d [22:35]\n\n\u201cI try to read as many scripts as I possibly can. I\u2019m usually not picking up a book, I\u2019m picking up a screenplay.\u201d [29:00]\n\n\u201cFrom a very young age, I was a storyteller. And by that, I mean as a child, I was a big fat liar.\u201d [37:54]\n\n\u201cEveryone has their own terrible little journey with finally getting their fingers on the keyboard.\u201d [50:50]\n\n\n\n\nMentioned\nA Family Affair\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices