Month: November 2016
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Should Content Creators Ask For an NDA before Pitching?
Someone asked my thoughts on getting NDA’s before pitching show ideas to network and production companies. It’s a topic that distresses me greatly! As you see from the email pictures below, 3 years ago, during my first pitch ever, I’d received earth shattering news days after having received “next steps” from the network. I truly […]
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…Pitch #17 – Speed Dating
…Pitch #17- Speed Dating Most of you have heard me say “Ask Big” when it comes to asking people you know to do soft introductions to people you want to pitch and yet you still will do either 1 or 2 things: Nothing. You may be too afraid to ASK. Or Nothing. You may not […]
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Stop Faking It!
I’ll admit it, there were so many things about pitching that I was clueless about! I was depending on the “faking it till I make it” way! And quite honestly, it (along with my instincts) carried me a bit far. But, faking it could only take me so…far. I wanted to go all the way! […]
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Sneak Preview: Interview with Eddie Harris
Hey content creators, I recently interviewed content creator, Eddie Harris for my book, #100Pitches: Mistakes I’ve Made So You Don’t Have To. In the interview, he was open and honest about how he sold many of his scripts to studios, as well as, how he went about getting and preparing for his pitches. […]
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The Effects of People Bondage on Your Writing
I was recently conversing with a fellow content creator and she raised a writing concern that I have battled with for a long time. My battle is one between my spiritual walk, my family and friends, and how to write for the “not so good” characters that are screaming to get out of my head. […]