My strategy is to explore every avenue available, which means queries, contests, and Black List. For queries, I did the same as Ben; signed up for IMDBpro trial runs more than once, and have even used different names. I keep all of the information I find in a spreadsheet and try to update it at least once a year because reps tend to move around so much. What worked (at the moment) was Black List. I'm currently building a relationship with a manager that found me there. I wrote a good script, got solid reader reviews that led to industry downloads, and out of the blue the manager contacted me. Point being, it really does come down to the writing. If you write something really, really good and put it somewhere people can see it, you raise your chances of them coming to you.

cgusmann, could not agree more: It comes down to the writing. I know. I KNOW how important aspiring writers feel about obtaining representation. And it IS important. But the path of least resistance is writing a great script. Good to hear re the Black List website. Note: While I do not make a DIME from my affiliation with the Black List, it heartens me to see alternative paths INTO Hollywood. Keep writing!

Just a small note. Hollywood Creative Directory is no longer active. If you look on twitter @HCDONLINE the last tweet was in 2011 and if you try to pull up their website www.hcdonline.com no longer exists. It's a shame because it was a great resource. I'm leaving it all up to working my scripts with as much feedback from people in every sort of life that I know, plus professional. Get it to a point where I can submit it. Then I'll research imdb to find a couple hundred addresses and email till my fingers bleed. GLTA