Creative works that
send a message
Hi there!
I’ve made a career out of executing ideas that sell.
Now I’d like to sell some ideas of my own.
Here you can find the full draft of my debut novel, OXYMORON, a pitch for my follow-up fantasy series, as well as a few pilots and screenplays I’m working on.
Take a look around, see if anything piques your interest, and let me know if you’re up for talking more about a long-term creative partnership.
Thanks!
- david ‘professor steak’ salisbury
BOOKS
Debut Novel
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Still reeling after one of their own overdoses, a group of lifelong friends deals with drugs, death, and depression, as a PR stunt by local Satanists sets off a political and media firestorm that turns life in small town West Virginia upside down.
Fantasy Novel Series
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When a magic-sensitive orphan learns his parents are still alive, two rural teens must brave a perilous three-night bridge crossing and a city full of dangers to free his folks from stasis and find out why magic artifacts the world over are failing—before magic disappears for good.
TELEVISION
Original Series
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A washed up, beat-down huckster stumbles into an honest-to-god miracle that transforms the townsfolk in surprising ways—and illuminates the dirty deeds of a dastardly outlaw.
The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival - Finalist • Script Pipeline - Semifinalist •
Blue Cat TV - Semifinalist • Scriptation Showcase - Semifinalist
Adapted TV Series
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In a sleepy Appalachian resort town, three unlikely heroes defeat an interdimensional abomination and stumble onto a secret society dedicated to protecting two connected worlds from impending doom.
SCREENPLAYS
Original Screenplay
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In the moment his heart explodes, folk hero John Henry flashes back through the labor struggle of his life—and into lives of other Black labor heroes y’all never heard about.
Original Screenplay
Original Screenplay
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A young woman with recurring dreams of entering a glorious, mythical afterlife becomes increasingly anxious about the heroic sacrifice she supposedly makes to get there.
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The first summer after their mother dies, two sparring sisters debate running or selling the camp they inherited, as the scary stories their mom used to tell around the campfire start haunting their every step.