The tv writer's workbook: a creative approach to television scripts, paperback/ellen sandler

Why is TV writing different from any other kind of writing? How will writing a spec script open doors? What do I have to do to get a job writing for TV? Writing for television is a business.

And, like any business, there are proven strategies for success.

In this unique hands-on guide, television writer and producer Ellen Sandler shares the trade secrets she learned while writing for hit shows like Everybody Loves Raymond and Coach .

She offers concrete advice on everything from finding a story to getting hired on a current series.

Filled with easy-to-implement exercises and practical wisdom, this ingenious how-to handbook outlines the steps for becoming a professional TV writer, starting with a winning script.

Sandler explains the difference between selling and telling, form and formula, theme and plot.

Discover: - A technique for breaking down a show style so youre as close to being in the writing room as you can get without actually having a job there - The 3 elements for that essential Concept Line that you must have in order to create a story with passion and consequence - Mining the 7 Deadly Sins for fresh and original story lines - Sample scripts from hit shows - In-depth graphs, script breakdown charts, vital checkpoints along the way, and much, much more.