Screenwriting Survival

To seal the deal and sell their script, a writer must count on  technique . I practice my writer's technique four or five times a day.  I like to use a watermelon to practice, but really you can use any fruit or even large vegetable (such as a pumpkin) that you find appropriate. Let's break it down into stages. 1) Pucker the lips. 2) Kiss the fruit imagining that you are kissing the ass of a studio executive. What style kiss? Slobbery or dry? Peck or impassionado? That's up to you. The main thing = practice, practice, practice. (And then make a nice fruit salad.)

BEFORE you pitch, remember to PRACTICE your presentation. The best way to practice is on actual PEOPLE. No fair practicing with yourself in front of the mirror. Find the people who are the LEAST LIKELY to buy your pitch. For instance, I like to go to Dodger's Stadium and try to sell my movie pitch idea to the fans of the losing team that night after the game. Other times, I'll try selling my pitch to gang members. Remember, if you can sell your pitch to The Grape Street Crips, then you MIGHT be able to sell it to a studio executive.