I recently did an interview with Randy Steinberg, who spent ten years trying to get a screenwriting career off the ground. Randy discusses his struggles and sheds some light on why things didn't work out quite as planned...
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2014/02/an-interview-with-randy-steinberg-self_17.html
http://theworkingscreenwriter.blogspot.com/2014/02/an-interview-with-randy-steinberg-self_17.html