Kim Hornsby: Screenwriter.

Get in front of that clearance train before pre-production starts! Pick my brain and gain from my experience handling clearances on over 5K films and TV shows completed over the last 25 years. What is it going to take to ensure your film is delivered without legal jeopardy (and giving you a good reputation with studios)?

Excellent advice, Kim. Having pitched our own and our clients' projects at both live Pitch Fests and through Pitch Portals like Stage 32 for many years, I appreciate what you're saying. All very relevant and it should really help people improve their own pitching. Thanks for putting this out there for writers. And good luck on all your projects, too!

Amen! Great advice. Less booing, more doing. Too much moaning and whining going on in the industry press these days. Roll up those sleeves and get busy, learn, improve. Thanks!

What a great, inspiring article, Kim! Congratulations!!

Ooo, KIM! What a great perspective on pitching through Stage 32! I have to say, as someone who has been actively participating in the Stage 32 Writer's Room for the past 5 years, one of THE most valuable perks within the membership is our weekly Pitch Practice Session - for exactly this reason! It takes practice! Also, "It’s important to choose wisely when deciding who to pitch." ABSOLUTELY! Pitching to the person you are in the room with helps them to know you are a person, not just parroting what you pitch to just anyone. FANTASTIC BLOG!

Kim, you are one of the hardest working writers I know and I couldn't be more proud of you. We all met as a team here and you have an entire squad of cheerleaders from us here at Stage 32. You inspire the hell out of me and I loved reading this blog in your own words.

Thank you, Kim. Great article.

Thank You for the positivity and clear action plan. It's a great reminder of what is before me every day and how to use it for success. It is also good to know that when you make it as a screenwriter through community like this it is much more outside of yourself only in comparison when you achieve it classically

Thank you, Kim

I'm so glad that you shared your story with the community, Kim! Congratulations on all of your recent successes!

I’ve been looking forward to this blog, Kim! Congratulations on getting a manager and signing a shopping agreement through the Pitch Sessions! And congratulations on all your success! I’ve done three or four Pitch Sessions, and they all helped me make my pitches and my scripts better. I plan on ordering another Pitch Session after I finish the script I’m working on. I hope the network buys Spying on Neighbors and it gets made! And I hope the meeting on Sept. 24th went great!

Congratulations on the traction; blessings to you! Cheers!

I prefer to think that we're not all complainers as I am SO grateful for all the learning opportunities that I've been granted through Stage 32. The fellow creatives that I've gotten to know have certainly been encouraging and inspiring and the execs that I've met have been incredibly generous with their sharing of knowledge and experience. I'm learning things now that I never even thought I'd dip my toes into. Congratulations Kim on all the hard work and what is to come. :o)

Thank you, Kim

Hi Kim, Good story! Keep writing and never give up! Cheers, Tom

Kim, thanks so DOGGONE much for the blog! Glad you're here on Stage 32...and here's wishing you more and more and more success (especially with "Spying on Neighbors")!

Love this! Thank you for the insights and the specifics of your journey. Staying positive and sloughing off the nay sayers is a wonderful way to be... I am pitching like a mad dog, and I have faith that it's only a matter of time....