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What it’s like to pitch a TV show
Terrifying. Exhausting. Crushing. Humiliating. Welcome to TV pitch season. This is just my third go-round, so understand my view is that of a newbie who still kind of totally sucks at this. (For advice...
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I sold a TV pilot. Here’s how it happened.
I sold a drama pilot to CBS. Although this happened in early September, it didn’t seem totally real until this past week, when I was out in L.A. and people shook my hand. Here’s how it happened. Not...
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How I met my TV agent (and my manager, and my lawyer)
Breaking into TV writing is about as mysterious a process to most of us as nuclear fusion. The biggest mystery of all is how one goes about getting an agent. Here’s what knowledgeable people will tell...
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Ah, September. The crisp in the air, the apples on the trees…the panic in my gut as I try to sell another pilot pitch. In 2012, I sold a pilot I’d written on spec. (Here’s how that craziness happened.)...
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