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Section I · Pitching & Selling 131 entries 25 August 2026

Pitching & Selling

To be a working screenwriter, one needs to write AND sell.

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  1. 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…

    6 min
  2. 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.…

    4 min
  3. 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…

    1 min
  4. 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…

    6 min
  5. 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…

    3 min
  6. 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…

    6 min