Part TwoSlogging Away

How to Know If You’re on the Right Track

In both your life and your writing, there’s a certain amount of work you need to do after your script is written to make sure it touches all the bases. You have to be able to pitch your story to get someone interested in reading it, you have to be sure you’ve got a story that hits the right emotional points and is also full of surprises, and then you have to decide how you’re going to fit all the things that you need to do as a writer into your life.

The Pitch: Every Writer’s Touchstone

Pitches are important. They can sell someone on you and your story. They’re always oral—you do them to interest people in your story. While they can be short or long, a pitch is usually one of two ...

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