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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. Inspiration from a Slaughterhouse

    Unmotivated. Lazy. Creatively constipated . Is this you? by Signe Olynyk After months of little progress, I tried this wondrous…

    3 min
  2. Without Dramatic Conflict Your Characters Are Boring

    Most of the screenplays I read lack dramatic conflict. Characters just talk and say empty words. Nothing’s happening. Often, the…

    3 min
  3. 9 Lessons the Bible Taught Me About Screenwriting

    Everyone, no matter their profession, can benefit from the wisdom contained within the most-read book on the planet. by Alicia…

    5 min
  4. Pitching In The Room

    Pitching a script on paper in a query letter and actually getting ‘in the room’ with a producer or executive…

    5 min
  5. Surviving Script Development

    Congratulations! After all that hard work and self-doubt you’ve finally had your spec script optioned / been commissioned to write…

    7 min
  6. 40 Years of The Exorcist

    If you know people who went to see "The Exorcist" (1973) in a movie theater upon its first release, you…

    4 min