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How to Write for Television
How to Write for Television
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How to Write for Television
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How to Write for Television
Screenwriter Interviews
TV Writer Podcast 114 - Cameron Johnson (Empire, Zoe Ever After)
By Gray Jones
Nov 10, 2020
Screenwriting Podcasts
TV Writer Podcast 113 - Lee Aronsohn and Jason Kyle
By Gray Jones
Oct 20, 2020
How to Write for Television
Breaking & Entering: Producer Mark Teitelbaum Offers Insights on the "New Normal" in Television
By Barri Evins
Jun 5, 2020
Creating Characters
30 Days of Tips for Character Development: Avoiding Cliché Characters and Actions
By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Apr 14, 2020
Creating Characters
30 Days of Developing Characters: Creating Character Backstory
By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Apr 3, 2020
How to Write for Television
Running the Show: Showrunner of Upstairs Amy Duana Taha Discusses Working with Brands and Showrunning Process
By Heather Taylor
Jul 2, 2019
Screenwriting Business Advice
Running the Show: Hand of God's Showrunner Ben Watkins
By Heather Taylor
Jun 26, 2019
Screenwriter Interviews
Running the Show: Morwyn Brebner Showrunner of Coroner
By Heather Taylor
May 29, 2019
Screenwriting How-To Articles
TVLand’s Younger: 4 Ways to Deepen Your Characters
By Heather Taylor
May 15, 2019
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Writing for the New Television Landscape
By Lynn Grant Beck
Feb 14, 2019
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Evolution of Television Formats: Where We At?
By Heather Hale
Dec 26, 2018
How to Write for Television
Legitimacy Pending: A Field Guide To Meetings - Breaking into TV Writing
By Erica Rosbe & Sarah Carbiener
Sep 10, 2018
Screenwriting How-To Articles
ALTERNATE ROUTES: The Good Samaritan of the Film World – The Anonymous Production Assistant
By Marty Lang
Jun 13, 2018
Screenwriting How-To Articles
ALTERNATE ROUTES: The Broadcast Television Exodus to Netflix
By Marty Lang
Apr 10, 2018
Screenwriting How-To Articles
HBO’s Manic - Conversation with Creators Kate Marks and Yolanda Carney
By Dennis Rainaldi
Nov 21, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Creating a Series Concept that Works: Atypical
By Jen Grisanti
Nov 15, 2017
How to Write for Television
GEORGE the Blogging Writer: Confessions of a First Commission
By Yvonne Grace
Nov 9, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Writing a TV Spec Script
By Ross Brown
Oct 18, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
X-RAY SPECS: ACT III—The End of Endings & the Will-to-Franchise
By Robert Piluso
Sep 27, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
COMEDY WRITING: How to Fix a Broken Joke
By Evan Smith
Sep 22, 2017
How to Write for Television
TV WRITING TIPS & TRICKS: The Art of Script Editing for Television
By Yvonne Grace
Sep 12, 2017
Screenwriting Business Advice
ALTERNATE ROUTES: DIY TV - The Rise of Independent Television
By Marty Lang
Sep 12, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Asking What and Why: Story Begins with Defining Desire
By Jen Grisanti
Aug 3, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
MEET THE READER: Importance of Logical Conclusions in Storytelling
By Ray Morton
Jul 7, 2017
Screenwriting Business Advice
10 Mistakes Writers Make Writing for Television
By Yvonne Grace
Jun 29, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
COMEDY WRITING: TV Sitcoms - 10 Reasons Why Maybe They Do Make Them Like They Used To
By Evan Smith
Jun 28, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
PRIMETIME: How To Break In If You're NOT in L.A.
By Chad Gervich
Jun 1, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Interview with Multi-Hyphenate Dean Silvers: Empowering Writers
By Cheryl Laughlin
May 31, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
GEORGE: The Blogging Writer
By Yvonne Grace
May 19, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
COMEDY WRITING: Every Script Deserves a Good Beating
By Evan Smith
Mar 29, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
YOUR TV GUIDE to Finding the RIGHT Representation for You
By Tawnya Bhattacharya
Feb 22, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
YOUR TV GUIDE to TV Fellowship Season: The Great Spec Script Debate
By Tawnya Bhattacharya
Jan 18, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
STORY DEVELOPMENT: Articulating the Intuitive - Screenplay vs. Movie
By Tim Long
Jan 17, 2017
How to Write for Television
SITCOM SUCCESS: What Kind of TV Pilot Should You Write?
By Marilyn Horowitz
Oct 28, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
STORY DEVELOPMENT: An Opening Scene is the Hero Your Screenplay Deserves
By Tim Long
Oct 26, 2016
Screenwriter Blogs
INTERVIEW: Maria Escobedo on Writing for Children’s Animation and Breaking into Television
By Susan Kouguell
Aug 8, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
ANATOMY OF SELLING A SCRIPT: Make "Noise"
By Wendy Kram
Jul 28, 2016
How to Write for Television
TV WRITING TIPS: Writing Successful Stories for Television
By Yvonne Grace
Jul 7, 2016
Screenwriter Interviews
TV WRITER PODCAST 090 - Ken LaZebnik (Touched By An Angel, A Prairie Home Companion)
By Gray Jones
Jun 9, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
MEET THE READER: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films - Writing the Script Fantastic
By Ray Morton
Jun 3, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
PRIMETIME: How Do I Submit My Scripts to TV Shows?
By Chad Gervich
May 31, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
PRODUCER'S POV: Writing a TV Series (Without Whining)
By Heather Hale
May 25, 2016
Screenwriter Blogs
Susan Kouguell Interviews Russell Rothberg, Executive VP Drama Department Universal Television
By Susan Kouguell
May 18, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
BREAKING IN: Diversity in Hollywood - Black (and Hispanic, Asian, and Native American) Scripts Matter! - Part 2
By Staton Rabin
May 3, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
THE SMALL SCREEN: 'Weeds'
By Debra Eckerling
Apr 7, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
YOUR TV GUIDE to the Pilot, Series, and Audience Why Now
By Tawnya Bhattacharya
Mar 24, 2016
How to Write a Screenplay
SHOW ME THE LOVE: Love of Death and Destruction
By Pamela Jaye Smith & Monty Hayes McMillan
Mar 21, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SHOW ME THE LOVE: Warrior Bonding
By Pamela Jaye Smith & Monty Hayes McMillan
Jan 25, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
THE SMALL SCREEN: No Bones About It
By Aaron Ginsburg
Jan 20, 2016
Screenwriting How-To Articles
SCRIPT NOTES: Where Story Begins - Premise
By Michael Tabb
Jan 7, 2016