This is the story of how a troubled, wannabe punk rocker from Seattle became a professional screenwriter. (Warning: epically long thread to follow.) I always loved movies. I was a kid who lived through the stories in my head. Gangster pictures. Westerns. Disney flicks about ghost pirates or goofy scientists. My mother would drop me at the revival house with enough money for a ticket and popcorn. Movies were my safe space.

This morning I’m starting a new TV pitch. In order to procrastinate - and get my head right - I thought I’d do a quick thread about TV pitches. My stats are: pro screenwriter for 20 years, pitches sold to NBC, Fox, ABC and FX. One season in a network writer’s room. Everything that follows are my opinions. Every writer has strengths and weaknesses. Hopefully, telling stories in a room is one of my strengths. We’ll find out soon enough. In the meantime, opinion one is the most obvious... A pitch is telling a story. Period.

Since it’s Sunday morning, maybe it’s appropriate to talk about something that’s been on my mind... Recent polls show that for the first time in modern history, less than fifty percent of Americans report belonging to a house of worship. While roughly two-thirds of Americans still identify as Christian, the fastest growing religious group in America is unaffiliated. There are a lot of people on Twitter who probably believe this is a good thing, but honest people should take time to consider what that will mean.