“Have I got a story for you!”

Story story story. Development Executives will tell you a good show is all about the story. “Story is everything. If you do not have a story, you do not have a show.”

And they’re right. However, you need a vessel to convey these stories to your audience. And those vessels are your characters. …readmore

With holiday season parties upon us you’re going to run into old friends and friends of friends. And if you’ve been working on your show for awhile you’re going to find something interesting starting to happen.

People are going to start pitching you their show ideas.

As people around you learn more and more about you writing your own show they are going to come to think of you as an expert. And why shouldn’t they? Out of most people they know you are probably the only person they know writing a TV show. And they’ve probable even told their friends about you. …readmore

Big stores and advertisers have been beating us up with Christmas advertising for years. “It’s Christmas. Shop here! Buy our wares.”

If the top business people are using the holidays to their business advantage, why shouldn’t you?

It’s time for you to make Christmas cards!! Or, if you prefer, Winter Vacation, or Happy Holidays, or Happy Hanukkah.

And it’s actually pretty easy. …readmore

A friend of mine pitched me a show idea the other day. It’s a great idea with strong talent attached. He told me he’s planning to pitch it to the Director of Development (DOD) he knows at a local production company. The problem is he hasn’t developed it past the One Sheet stage. His response to me telling him that he needs to do more work was,“Oh it’s fine. I know him.” …readmore

I like “more”.

Some people say “less is more” but I think that’s bunk. Less is less and more is more. And I prefer “more”.

I work hard at work so I get paid so I can do more, buy more, and have more vacations. I also work hard at the gym so I can run more, take my shirt off at the beach more, and when my wife wants something heavy moved, I can lift more.

However, there are times when more isn’t more and more isn’t less, it’s just bad. And one of those times is if you are shooting the Pilot to your show instead of just a Teaser. …readmore

After the final no there comes a yes

And on that yes the future world depends.

-Wallace Stevens-

Folks if you stick with this long enough, one day you will hear a “no” when you were sure you were going to hear “yes”. Plain and simple, it’s gonna happen.

I don’t say this to scare you, but rather, to prepare you, so you can ready yourself for that day, because, if you are not ready, it can wipe you out. Your work. Your time. It will be gone because a surprise “no” has the power to make a person want to quit. It can honestly feel like the world has ended.

But the world hasn’t ended. Not even close. …readmore