My Best Articles

• 3 Essential Steps to Writing a Killer Logline
• How to Create Great TV Bibles & Treatments
• My Number #1 Tip For Writers: Self-Compassion
• 6 Ways to Turn Your ‘General Meeting’ into a Job Opportunity
• How To Give Good Meeting... And Get the Job, Part One
• How To Give Good Meeting Part Two: Four Key Strategies
• How to Write a One-Pager that Gets Traction
• What is a “Leave-Behind” & When Do You Need One?
• Get your Sh*t Together! 10 Ways to Organize Your Creative Life

Get the F*ck Unstuck© Series

• GTFU, Part One: Time Sucks & Energy Vampires
• GTFU, Part Two: Time Study
• GTFU, Part Three: Uncovering Your Emotional Energy Vampires & Fears
• GTFU, Part Four: Confronting Your Emotional Energy Vampires & Fears
• GTFU Part Five: Putting it Into Practice

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4/20/17 4/20/17

Breaking into Hollywood: 3 Mistakes To Avoid

I have a secret. I have the ability to tell, in the first five minutes after meeting someone who wants to break into Hollywood, whether or not they’re going to succeed.

How To Give Good Meeting Part Two: Four Key Strategies

During my tenure as a TV executive and director of the CBS Diversity Writers Mentoring Program and the WGA Showrunner Training Program, I’ve had more than a thousand meetings where I helped decide the fate of the person across from me.