Hi, I’m Lindsey. I love helping people discover their superpower, create compelling content, and feel excited about pitching and networking. I teach people how to pitch like a boss, network like a VIP, and write like an Oscar winner. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for actionable creativity and career tips.
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Hi This past Sunday May 19 was the Pitch Master Newsletter's 2nd birthday! Woo hoo! To celebrate here are the five most popular newsletters for the past year. Why You Should Write at the Car WashSometimes when you are searching for inspiration, try changing location. How the World's Worst Writer Can Inspire YouKeeler wrote over a hundred pulp novels (mostly detective stories) from the 1920s to the 1950s and is remembered for being a terrible writer with convoluted plots and crazy dialogue. Everyone Loves a Happy EndingMost movies and books have happy endings. The lovers get together; the bad guys are caught; the wrongly accused get their justice. In the world of entertainment, tragedies are rare. The real world is hard, and that’s why entertainment thrives. It takes us away from our troubles. How Not to Worry about the ApocalypseI worry a lot about the Apocalypse. A Day Job Can Make You More CreativeIf you have a day job or a side hustle to support yourself while you create, you are not a failure! Keep creating and see you next week! In Case You Missed ItUsing Family Stories as Inspiration Using Good News to Reconnect Social Media: Posting with Purpose Cheers, Lindsey Thanks for reading! You can share this article here. Was this week's newsletter useful? Help me to improve! Click on a link to vote: 👍Super! - 😐 Meh - 👎 Not my jam |
Hi I'm Lindsey Hughes
Hi, I’m Lindsey. I love helping people discover their superpower, create compelling content, and feel excited about pitching and networking. I teach people how to pitch like a boss, network like a VIP, and write like an Oscar winner. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for actionable creativity and career tips.
The Pitch Master Newsletter Weekly craft and career fuel for screenwriters and novelists with creativity tips and storytelling tools New Friends vs Old Friends Last week we made the case that best friend love is a story engine. It comes with three ingredients, an arc, and hands you a bond that doubles as your plot. Best friend stories are not one thing. A story about two women who have known each other since high school (Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion) is doing something structurally...
The Pitch Master Newsletter Weekly craft and career fuel for screenwriters and novelists with creativity tips and storytelling tools Two of the biggest things streaming on Prime Video right now are love stories. Neither one has a kiss in it. Best friends are one of our life's central relationships. Stories showcasing best friendships are automatically emotional and high stakes. Project Hail Mary (2026) is about a middle school science teacher who wakes up alone eleven light-years from Earth,...
The Pitch Master Newsletter Weekly craft and career fuel for screenwriters and novelists with creativity tips and storytelling tools How I use Claude to whip a manuscript into shape before a human sees it Think of a developmental edit as the big-picture, is-this-working pass. It is the first step when you’re getting feedback. Does the story hold together? Does the pacing hum? Are the characters fully formed? Fix this layer first, and every other edit gets easier. You can get a developmental...