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Your 7-Item TV Pilot-Writing Checklist

Your 7-Item TV Pilot-Writing Checklist

If you're working on a TV pilot script, don't write another word until you've checked off every one of these 7 items...

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Scott Dikkers
Feb 12, 2025
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If you’re writing a TV pilot, here’s a checklist of the key things to keep in mind as you write:

1. Vet Your Concept

The biggest mistake most TV pilot writers make is to write the first show they think of. The concept behind your TV pilot script needs to have a “strange attractor” element, something that makes it unique, interesting, that makes people per…

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