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 TV WRITING RESOURCES

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Below is A curated list of resources I found on my tv writing jouRney

TV WRITING BOOKS

  • Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV by Pamela Douglas

  • The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts by Ellen Sandler

  • The Hero Succeeds: The Character-Driven Guide to Writing Your TV Pilot  by Kam Miller

  • Inside the Room: Writing Television with the Pros at UCLA Extension Writers' Program by Linda Venis

  • Writing the Pilot by William Rabkin

SCREENWRITING BOOKS

  • Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee

  • The Coffee Break Screenwriter: Writing Your Script Ten Minutes at a Time by Pilar Alessandra

  • The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style by Christopher Riley

  • The Screenwriter's Bible, 7th Edition, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier

WRITING BOOKS

  • The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

  • On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

  • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott

TV SCRIPTS, PITCHES, AND BIBLES

  • The Grillo-Marxuach Experimental Design Bureau

  • John August Library

  • Television Script Pilot Database

  • TV Writing Pilot Scripts - Comedy

  • TV Writing Pilot Scripts - Drama

  • TV Writing Show Bible

PODCASTS

  • Children of Tendu

  • Scriptnotes

  • Screenwriters’ Rant Room

  • Austin Film Festival’s On Story

ONLINE COMMUNITIES

  • LA TV Writers Facebook Group

  • #WGAMix Virtual Edition on Discord

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