num_pages: 257
description: Professional TV writer tells Insider secrets for getting in the door and coming out a success!Everyone who wants to write for television could use a friend in the business. Robert Masello can be that friend. He's an award--winning journalist, author, and successful TV writer. Now he's sharing the insider secrets he learned the hard way...Finding someone to read your spec scriptProtecting your ideasBagging a good agentLanding a staff job--and keeping itKeeping full credit for your work--in the office and on the screenChoosing the right collaboratorCollecting residuals and script feesJoining the Writers Guild of Americaand more.Funny, smart, empathetic, anecdotal, and most of all, helpful. This is an essential book for anyone who wants to write for the small screen.
language: English
title: A Friend in the Business: Honest Advice for Anyone Trying to Break into Television Writing
titlecomplete: A Friend in the Business: Honest Advice for Anyone Trying to Break into Television Writing
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Perigee Trade