Sellable Stories Brainstorming Game
Anyone can have a "good idea." A sellable idea? That's something different. You know how I know? I've pitched…a lot. Lots of pretty good ideas that felt like flashes of good but died in the room or got a "no thanks." I've learned a LOT in the process of pitching the last few years and I've sold 2 projects and have gotten read requests by a lot of people who had no business answering my emails.
I did this all without representation, BTW!
I've FINALLY figured out what makes an idea feel sellable, unique, and "yeah, I'd like to read that."
AND I TURNED IT INTO A GAME CAUSE THAT'S JUST WHAT I DO.
Not just for you but for me…so that I can have pitches and ideas ready for conversations without feeling like I'm pulling from the ether and from scratch every time.
It's all about combining what YOU uniquely know, are obsessed with, and excited about, with what people want. And it's not as hard as you think.
Here's what you'll get:
- A fun dice-based 8-part game that will help you brainstorm endless ideas
- Logline formulas you can easily plug into
- Examples from my own sold projects
This is for you if:
Your pitches and projects don't seem to be going anywhere.
You want to create projects that can do well AND be fun for you to build
You want to feel excited about your own projects again
You're ready to answer "Why you?" with confidence
This isn't about finding the "perfect" high-concept idea. It's about finding YOUR ideas - the ones that make you light up when you talk about them, the ones that come from worlds you actually know so you can actually sell them. Will all the ideas be winners? NOPE. But a lot of them will be, and it only takes ONE IDEA.
I JUST played this game this week. My executive sent me mandates that I plugged in and developed a few pitches with that in mind. Fingers crossed but I know there will always be more where those came from!