Breaking Into TV Writing
Write the script. Land the Job. Get into the writers' room.
​I've worked in 14 TV writers' rooms, written for several TV comedies on CBS and was an Executive Producer on Snap, an anthology drama on AMC Networks. See how I got my start here.​
I'm the author of Breaking Into TV Writing, a career guide to becoming a TV writer, out now from Turner Publishing.
Below you'll find everything I wish I knew before starting my TV writing career...
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Why am I writing this?
I created this site and wrote my book Breaking into TV Writing to demystify the TV writing industry.
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What is a PA job? What does a writers' assistant do? What is it like to sit in a writers' room all day? What jobs will help me progress? What jobs will hold me back?
This is everything I wish I knew before entering the TV writing business. If you have no clout, no connections, even if you haven't written anything before, this blog is for you.