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I recently read two books, Breakfast with Sharks and William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade.

I recommend both books. Breakfast with Sharks had some really great information that I personally hadn't seen before, and there's really REALLY great advice on pitching over the phone cold. However, I CANNOT stress enough that you shouldn't pitch something that isn't complete and ready to go if you're going to cold call someone about a script you have. Just had to get the newb advice out of the way there.

Adventures in the Screen Trade made me feel like I don't know JACK about Hollywood history. Yeah, this book is like forty years old now, but there's a lot of stuff in there that will help you understand why Hollywood is how it is right now, if you understand how it was back then. A lot has changed, but a LOT hasn't.

Both of them are very much worth the read.