We thought you'd enjoy this article by John Truby, the Hollywood 'story guru' who has, by the way, no known credits for any script that he himself has written. Although we find conventional wisdom vaguely depressing, he does make some good points, and this is probably fairly realistic advice given the current contractive state of the market.

10 Story Techniques You Must Use to Sell Your Script - by John Truby

The key question that all screenwriters should ask themselves is: how do I write a script that Hollywood wants to buy? Most writers mistakenly think that success is all about connections and star power. Not so. The real trick to writing a script that will sell is to know and use Hollywood’s central marketing strategy. And that can be summed up in one word: genres.