by Kate J. Anderson | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing for TV
Now you really get to test your understanding of craft as you prepare to write an original spec script. This part takes discipline. You’ve got the idea and the theme. You understand your chosen conflict engines and this has helped you build and define your...
by Kate J. Anderson | Aug 2, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing for TV
If we’re talking about how to write an original spec script, we need to talk about Theme. I used to assume that pinning myself down with a theme too early in the writing process would be creatively suffocating. Instead, I would clarify my theme somewhere...
by Kate J. Anderson | Jul 19, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing for TV
In television, every genre and every series has a different formatting style. So, when you’re writing an original TV pilot script, how do you know which rules apply? There are some guidelines that apply to all TV scripts. If you don’t have screenwriting...
by Kate J. Anderson | May 17, 2019 | Business of Screenwriting, Uncategorized, Writing for TV
The TSC Fellowship recipients are back after a whirlwind conference weekend in Toronto. Here are seven pieces of advice from conference speakers, on topics ranging from mental health to writing, pitching, and receiving notes. On looking after your mental health: “You...
by Kate J. Anderson | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing for TV, Writing Life
Karen Lam, (Ghost Wars, Van Helsing, Evangeline), offers some fresh advice on the importance of doing real world research. Do you think TV writers need to do research outside the writers’ room? If so, what type of research? You can google stuff about serial...
by Kate J. Anderson | Apr 12, 2019 | Business of Screenwriting, Uncategorized, Writing for TV
We received a question this week from someone who loved to write but wasn’t sure how to turn their writing into a career. I thought I would share my thoughts on the blog in case there were others reading with the same question. First let me say I wouldn’t have felt...
