January 14, 2012 – Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship

Writing programs sponsored by TV networks are one of the few ways for emerging TV writers to break into the business. Through competitive entry to the Nickelodeon Writing Program, writers can attend storyboard pitches, notes meetings, recordings, table reads, show pitches and show tapings. They also gain hands on experience in writing spec scripts and […]

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December 10, 2011 – Packaging Your Screenplay

The landscape for screenwriters is radically evolving more than ever. They are now charged with the authority of finding the right elements to develop, produce and market their scripts. It is a time of empowerment when screenwriters can truly gain greater creative control of their projects and see their visions realized. Voyage Media helps writers, […]

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November 19, 2011 – TV-Writing 101: How To Break In, Get Your First Job, and Stay Alive as a TV Writer

With Chad Gervich Think you have a great idea for a Modern Family spec? A brilliant new pilot waiting to be shot? A mind-blowing pitch ready hungry for buyers? Well, guess what?… It’s not enough. TV is a business… with its own unique rules and processes… and these rules determine both how the business runs […]

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Inside the Writers Room – Writing for Television – Write-Up

  Inside the Writers Room – Writing for Television Presenters: Jane Espenson, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Jeff Greenstein November 12, 2011 Written by Karen Leabo Three veteran television writers discuss breaking in, and what it is like once you have broken in. There are a lot of paths to getting staffed, being hired as a staff […]

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