It floors me that the disconnect between the academic definition and the professional definition of work is so large. You think I would have learned my lesson after undergrad. The past 5 weeks have been phenomenal in terms of learning the trade form the point of […]
Tag Archives: pitching
170/365 – CONSIDER
Last Monday, I was read these words written across the bottom of my TV Pilot Treatment: Mild Pass. Mile Pass. Meaning that the reader who evaluated my treatment thought it wasn’t quite good enough for production. Mild Pass . . . I just kept thinking […]
159/365 – Captain Fingermask
Right now, I have a uge task in front of me — I have to write a treatment for a TV show. I want to write for TV so much. However, its so hard to wrap my head around the TV format. Especially since you […]
158/365 – First Impressions
When I looked at the bulletin board for today’s speaker, it said our speaker would be Vance Van Petton – President of the PGA. Now, I’m sure I am not alone when I say, I thought the president of the Pro Golfers Association would be […]
153/365 – Starship Encourage
Encouragement can go a long way . . . It’s like a small thruster on a space craft: a little burst can turn you in the right direction or propel you further than you thought you’d ever go. Today, we had two really nice thrusters […]
173/365 – Pitching
Sleep . . . who needs it. I mean, really. Why would anyone want to be rested on an important day? Not me. I’ll gladly wake up at 4:30 am on the day of my Hollywood pitch meetings. Sleep. Bull cocky. Can’t wait to zone […]