Pitching & Selling
To be a working screenwriter, one needs to write AND sell.
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How To Stay Hired
You’ve won your first writing assignment. Perhaps on the strength of a prior spec sale. Or, more likely, on the…
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It’s Okay To Say No
I found myself in an interesting situation last month when independent producer, let's call him “Michael,” reached out to me.…
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Michael Wiese teaches script pitching
Most questions I receive from screenwriters are about how and where to pitch. In fairness, their scripts are rarely ready…
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The Screenwriter’s First Pay Check
You sweated and slogged for months to perfect the script. You’ve fought and bled another few months pitching everywhere in…
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Network where the action is
I'm not good at networking or socialising. At least I never thought I was. People kept telling me to go…
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Networking for Scribes (Twelve Easy Steps)
It's no secret that part of every screenwriter's job is to get the work out. By any means necessary. Writing…