The Journey of A Television Pilot That Defined My Brand. By Coli B. Sylla I’d like to take you with me as I reflect on the journey of a project that has come to define my brand as a writer. A project that was pitched to HBO and Showtime, took grand prize in a screenplay competition, landed me a writing fellowship, been optioned twice and tied to a shopping agreement and is currently in consideration with a few prominent production companies. A project, due to it’s subject mat