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It’s a situation that can puts emerging writers in a tailspin - how do you start your dream career when that first step feels so daunting? The answer lies in being strategic; focusing on finding the right fit for your career, and don't take a scattershot, any-manager-will-do approach and, most important, keep writing regardless of if you have a manager or not - if you build it, they will come!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeaching her secrets to finding and signing with a manager is Krista Sipp. Krista is a manager and producer at Heroes and Villains Entertainment. \u003c\/strong\u003eHer client’s credits include \u003cstrong\u003eIT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, SENSE8, TRANSPARENT, PRECIOUS, HOUSE OF PAYNE,\u003c\/strong\u003e and many more titles. 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She’ll explain why managers are often the first type of representation for emerging writers and \u003cstrong\u003ehow you should know if you’re ready for a manager of your own\u003c\/strong\u003e. Next Krista will explain\u003cstrong\u003e how managers go about finding new clients\u003c\/strong\u003e. She will teach you \u003cstrong\u003ehow to find and approach a potential manager for representation.\u003c\/strong\u003e To do this she will go through the tools that are available to you in finding a manger and \u003cstrong\u003ehow you should research potential managers\u003c\/strong\u003e and what kind of information you should look for to make sure they’re the right fit for you. She’ll then give you tips on\u003cstrong\u003e how to mobilize your own personal network\u003c\/strong\u003e to attract a manager and then will lay out \u003cstrong\u003ehow to best write a query\u003c\/strong\u003e, including what you should also include and what you should never include. Krista will then talk about \u003cstrong\u003ewhat you should do if a manager asks to read your material.\u003c\/strong\u003e She’ll talk about how to best manage the manager\/client relationship and what to do if that relationship isn’t ultimately working.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinding and working with a lit manager can be challenging, but also incredibly important. \u003cem\u003eKrista will give you the tools to navigate the process better and hopefully put the right actions into place to find a great manager for your career.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB;\"\u003ePraise for Krista's Stage 32 Webinar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Krista laid everything out so clearly and made me feel a lot more comfortable and confident in finding representation for myself\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Stella G.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I thought Ms. Sipp was extremely informative and very detailed. 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