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How to Successfully Pitch Your Idea to an Editor

Speaking of pitching your ideas, as we were in an article earlier this week, here’s a whole ‘nuther POV of the subject.

Oh those crazy, zany visual puns, they’re just everywhere, yeah? Photo by Suzanne Tucker

by Meghan Moravcik

Over the course of my career, from my newspaper reporting days to my freelance writing days, I have pitched a lot of stories.

In my role as writer and editor of Lifehacker’s Offspring vertical, I still pitch ideas to my own bosses basically every day. But I also field a lot of pitches from freelance writers—even more so since I put out a call last week seeking new voices. read article

Have You Read the ‘WandaVision” Pilot Script?

We here at TVWriter™ and the folks at Deadline.Com think you should. Apparently, Marvel Studios agrees. So far they haven’t taken this down.

Click on the image below and enjoy while you learn:

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Everything We All Need to Know About Pitch Meetings

The amazing folks at Screen Rant are doing something wonderful for anyone – man, woman, child, noob, old pro – who wants to get their idea for a TV show or film on the air before the public. They have an entire series of videos on pitch meetings and how they led to some of the best – or not so best – films, TV series, any of us have ever seen.

For example: read article

How to Use Compound Words Correctly (Almost) Every Time

Does grammar matter? Syntax? Sentence structure? How about spelling?

Yes, it’s true, we here at TVWriter™ are big on breaking writing rules. This intro attests to that. But most of us here also believe that rule-breaking works most effectively when the writer knows the rule but puts their own spin on it. Which is why we’ve devoured every word of the following article.

Oops, wrong kind of “compound.” This article is NOT about Michael Corleone!

by Meghan Moravcik Walbert

Compound words are sprinkled throughout the English language—endless combinations of little words that partner up to form new, bigger words. How they come together in the written language can vary, though, and you may find yourself pausing to wonder: Is this a long term, long-term, or longterm problem? That’s because there are three different types of compound words, and it’s not always obvious whether a compound should be written as one word, two words, or hyphenated. read article

‘Legally Blonde’ Oral History: From Raunchy Script to Feminist Classic…

Here at TVWriter™ we’re not afraid to say that one-half of the writing team that labored over this cultural revolution of a screenplay was one of Larry Brody’s first students way back when he was teaching TV and film writing at The College of Santa Fe, in Santa Fe, NM.

In fact, we’re proud to point that out. Wonder why the NYTimes, where this article first appeared last week, left that intriguing factoid out. Oh well.

Hi, Karen McCullah! Good job! Whatcha up to these days? (That’s a joke, people. Check out Karen’s career HERE.) read article