43: What Makes a Christmas Script Sellable?🎄

Producer Michael Goldstein breaks down exactly what Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix need from a Christmas script — and why Christmas "baked in" not backdrop, is the difference between a pass and a sale.

Chapters

0:11 Introduction and Updates

2:06 Christmas Makes the Story

3:32 Fresh Beats Formula

6:25 Creative Production Advantage

7:58 What Bold Really Means

9:57 Why Writers Get Rehired

12:01 Fast Drafts, Better Results

12:08 Platform Tone Differences

15:36 Why Scripts Fail

18:14 Page Count Sweet Spot