Write to TV: Out of Your Head and onto the Screen

by Martie Cook

Learn to craft smart, original stories and scripts for a variety of television formats and genres, including comedy, drama, pilots, animation, made-for-TV movies, late night, and reality television. Hear directly from studio and network executives, agents, and managers on what they’re looking for in new writers and how to avoid common pitfalls. Gain access to sample outlines, script pages, checklists, and countless other invaluable resources that will help you break into the industry and put you on the path to immediate success. In Write to TV, Second Edition industry veteran Martie Cook offers practical advice on writing innovative television scripts that will allow you to finally get that big idea out of your head and onto the screen. This new edition has been updated to include:

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

402 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Agnes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very thorough, but get the most recent edition you can-t.v. is constantly changing.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very honest and introspective look at the writing industry from an up and coming writer's perspective. Cook takes you through moving to LA and writing your first spec script to the WGA and more. I found this book to be helpful, honest, and even humorous at times. A great read for anyone who's looking to going into television.

[MJ Halberstadt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book, and use it frequently in the screenwriting classes I teach at Emerson College. Cook manages to speak generally and candidly about the industry through instructive anecdotes. There is great advice in here for those interested to learn about the creative process, the business, and the teaching of screenwriting.

[Autumn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very informational. A good text to read if you are thinking about becoming a TV writer. Some sections could have been condensed, and I still have a few questions that weren't addressed.

[Inky]

This was a school book I read a few months ago but I forgot to include. I forget the actual date I read it so I'm just putting in today's date.