SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Television Writer Craig Van Sickle Talks About His Hit TV Show, ‘The Pretender’
Screenwriter and producer Craig Van Sickle talks through the early days of his career and how he was able to ultimately create the hit show, The Pretender.
Screenwriter and producer Craig Van Sickle talks through the early days of his career and how he was able to ultimately create the hit show, The Pretender.
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You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- Craig W. Van Sickle on IMDb
- Craig W. Van Sickle on Twitter
- The SYS script analysis service
- Our free guide, "How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!"
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Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and blogger / podcaster. Since beginning his career as a screenwriter in the late 1990’s he’s optioned more than two dozen feature screenplays and sold a half dozen. And he’s done it all without an agent or manager, instead opting to use his pragmatic screenplay marketing guide which he teaches at SellingYourScreenplay.com.