HOW TO PITCH A TV SHOW TO NETFLIX & NETWORKS

Speaking of “the binge factory,” as we were just a couple of days ago, Script Reader Pro is one of the best script service sites around, and this is one of the best guides to successfully pitching your series that this TVWriter™ minion has ever seen. But I’ve already taken too much of your time so all I’ll add now is, “Dig in!”

Dammit, Munchman, how many times do we have to tell you to stop using this pic? It’s not this kind of pitching!

From Script Reader Pro

Learning how to pitch a TV show is just an important skill to learn as writing the script itself. If you’re hoping to break into the world of television as a writer, you can write the best pilot in history, but if you don’t know how to pitch it, it’s unlikely your show will get produced.

Apart from great writing, you need to be able to convince the financial gatekeepers (read: executives) at any cable, network or reality channel that your idea has the originality, longevity and “wow-factor” to turn it into a successful series. And to turn over a tidy profit. read article

Introducing Stareable’s new podcast: ‘Forget The Box!’

Exciting email from Stareable, the site this particular TVWriter™ minion considers the absolute last word about web series here on the, erm, web, about their new podcast. (And the first few episodes already are online.

Here’s the downlow: read article

Kelly Jo Brick: 7 Tips to Stay Motivated When Writing Isn’t Your Day Job (Yet!)

TVWriter™ Contributing Editor Kelly Jo Brick is taking a break from our e-pages to write for FinalDraft.Com, but that doesn’t mean y’all have to miss her because linking, you know? So here’s the latest from our favorite award winning screenwriter, documentarian, blogger:

by Kelly Jo Brick

It’s your dream to be on the writing staff of a television show or to sell your feature film script. Until that happens, you’re working a day job, grabbing spare moments to write. So, how do you stay motivated until your breakthrough?

Set attainable goals read article

How Tarantino Writes A Scene

Not because you asked for it, but because if you’d known this was online you already would have watched it…and watched…and watched….

Brought to us all by The Closer Look

The Precarious Writer-Agent Relationship & How to Survive It

Over the years TVWriter™ has been online – just a few months shy of 20! – the most popular question by far has been, “How do I get an agent?” The idea behind that question seems to be that once a writer has representation the dark days will be gone and writing life will be all sun and smiles.

Our short retort to that concept is, “Not so!” But for those who want to fully wrap their minds around the reality of the situation, we present the following post. It’s about writing for print, but we guarantee you – if you’re writing for TV or films it works exactly the same way:

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