The Cold Query Playbook

The Cold Query Playbook

Stop guessing. Start tracking. Keep submitting.

You finished your screenplay. Now comes the part most writers fear: putting it in front of the industry.

The Cold Query Playbook is a practical submission system built from a real 19-query cold outreach campaign—completed without an agent, manager, or industry connections. Inside, you'll find the tools, templates, and mindset strategies that helped keep one writer organized, persistent, and moving forward through the uncertainty of querying.

Inside You'll Get:

- ✔️ A printable screenplay submission tracker

- ✔️ An editable spreadsheet tracker

- ✔️ A step-by-step query campaign roadmap

- ✔️ A pre-submission checklist

- ✔️ Cold query and follow-up email templates

- ✔️ Nine practical lessons learned from a real submission campaign

- ✔️ Guidance for managing rejection, silence, and maintaining momentum

This isn't a promise of representation or overnight success. It's a system to help you stay organized, professional, and resilient while navigating one of the most challenging parts of the screenwriting journey.

Whether you're preparing to send your first query or looking for a better way to manage an active submission campaign, this playbook provides a clear roadmap built from real experience—not theory.

Created by screenwriter K.A.H. Conway, author of the WGA-registered feature screenplay Better Late Than Never.

Because finishing your screenplay is only the beginning. The next step is having the confidence—and the system—to send it into the world.