MEMBERS EMPLOYERS & AGENTS CONTRACTS & ENFORCEMENT THE GUILD NEWS & EVENTS WRITERS' ROOM myWGA ACCOUNT Share this page WRITERS' ROOM 101 Best Lists Features & Columns Written By The Craft 3rd & Fairfax Podcast Ask a Mentor WGAW Video On the Web Home | Writers' Room: Features & Columns | The Craft The Craft Writing for Film and Television 2021-2019 November 17 She’s the Boss Amanda Peet steps behind the camera to co-create the Netflix hit, The Chair, and reveals how a cartoon helped her overcome her insecurities as a writer. Written by Louise Farr September 24 The American Revocation Justin Chon’s Blue Bayou dramatically elucidates the tragic reality of immigrant children adopted by U.S. families and raised thinking themselves as Americans, only to be deported as adults. Written by Dylan Callaghan August 09 Sex and the Single Black Female Leigh Davenport recounts how a conversation about Steve Harvey inspired her to create the STARZ hit Run the World and dishes on the racial and sexual politics that simmer beneath the show’s glittery surface. Written by Louise Farr July 12 Kevin and Hell Kevin Can F**K Himself creator Valerie Armstrong talks about the challenge of writing two shows in one and how she was able to overcome feeling guilty about not writing. Written by Louise Farr June 24 Closed Cases Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby delves into the origins of his acclaimed HBO series about a damaged, small-town Pennsylvania police detective trying to solve the mystery of a missing local girl while reckoning with a personal tragedy she’s fought hard to ignore. Written by Dylan Callaghan May 06 Fighting Back Co-showrunners Christina M. Kim and Robert Berens take on issues of inclusion, representation, and racism in their reboot of the ’70s hit series Kung Fu. Written by Louise Farr February 05 Lessons in Consent Hannah Fidell’s FX drama A Teacher goes beyond the sensationalism of an illicit teacher-student affair to examine the toll of sexual abuse after the headlines fade. Written by Paul Brownfield January 21 The Way Jon Favreau on what it took to bring The Mandalorian’s “Baby Yoda” to life, season 2’s stunning season finale, and why, to him, writing is still the hardest—and most rewarding—discipline. Written by Dylan Callaghan November 23 In the Army of the Lord Ethan Hawke and Mark Richard team up to create The Good Lord Bird, Showtime’s adaptation of James McBride’s irreverent novel about a young freed slave caught up in the murderous escapades of abolitionist John Brown. Written by Paul Brownfield October 30 Sketch Artists Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin bust out of development hell to create Sherman’s Showcase and South Side, two comedies that fearlessly, and hilariously, take on issues of Black culture and race. Written by Louise Farr 12Next 2018 Previous Articles > Now Playing newsletter EMAIL SIGNUP Subscribe to the WGAW Podcast WGAW Agency List FYI Listings: Ask an Expert Find a Writer Find an Agent Find a Signatory Find Foreign Levies Find us online: MEMBERS EMPLOYERS AND AGENTS CONTRACTS & ENFORCEMENT THE GUILD NEWS & EVENTS WRITERS' ROOM CONTACT US NEWSLETTER FAQS PRIVACY POLICY © 2021 Writers Guild of America West. All Rights Reserved.