This is the second in a series of videos about what is for all practical purposes the most important thing to know in showbiz: How to sell your idea, your script, and yourself.
This is serious business indeed, but the process also is filled with fun and, yes, love. So please sit back and click to learn, enjoy, and maybe even find your TV show Destiny by knowing more about WHAT EXECUTIVES WANT TO SEE IN A TV SERIES PITCH.
Why are we presenting these three cartoons? Because like others we’ve presented here at TVWriter™, they’re each saying something that think is worth listening to.
Oh, and also like the others (we hope), they’re even kind of funny. (Or maybe just ironic? You’ll be the judges!)
We think of this one as “Pearls After Vonnegut,” but, hey, that’s probably just us.
I’ve said this more than a few times before, but repetition is the essence of great art. You know, like in rock and roll. And writing is my rock ‘n’ roll.
The good guys are the squeaky wheels, not the grease that hides them. Your writing should make a difference, and one of the best ways for that to happen is for it to BE DIFFERENT.
What would happen if you used – gasp! – the passive voice in a sentence or two?
Good writing is about communication, not following “the rules.”
Worst case passive voice scenario: It doesn’t work so you do something you’ll have to do anyway. Namely, rewrite.
When Nathan Bransford offers writing or publishing advice, we listen…and advise y’all (especially prose writers) to do the same. Here’s the latest reason why.
by Nathan Bransford