Meaghan Wilson Anastasios

Author of 'The Water Diviner,' now a film with Russell Crowe, and screenwriter of 'The Pacific with Sam Neill.'

Filming crew in an ornate classical ballroom with carved columns, gold drapes, and a large black monitor.

A screenwriter pulls back the curtain on what really happens when you pitch a TV show — the producers, the fairy dust, and the moment I thought it was all over.