The TV Writers Vault Newsletter

 

Greetings Writers!

 

 

Item! My girlfriend is having "Desperate Housewives" withdrawal, and I need another fix of Dwight Shrute on "The Office". While some of the Nets are airing reruns of current hits, there's a lot of great writing happening in television to keep us all inspired. Check out "The Riches" on FX. It's a great story concept, with complex and entertaining characters like you've never seen before.

 

It's been a busy month at the TV Writers Vault , with over 300 official project reviews, and three producers requesting multiple projects and contact with Writing members. Congratulations to those Writers, and best of luck to all those with current projects reviewed.

 

New Industry Exec Interviews! - 

 

This month we had a great experience sitting down with Producer/Writer/Director Dave Pullano ("Blind Date", "Star Dates", "Porky's") who shared some great insight from his years of writing and producing experience in reality TV. Pearls people! Pearls!

 

And if you haven't already, be sure to catch our interview with TV Writers Vault Member and Executive Producer Alfanso Guerra.

 

These are a few in our continuing series of interviews with industry execs and members of the TV Writers Vault, bringing you first-hand knowledge of the development and production process.

One of the greatest tools to showcase your talent as a writer in the television industry is with a "spec script" of your favorite show. Specs are sample scripts written for a current series, and a great calling card for any television writer.

 

With the concept and characters of the show already proven by the success of the show, it's already more palatable for a producer reading a sample episode you've written... so long as the writing is good and entertaining. Specs are rarely sold, but can actually land jobs for writers. They're also fun to write, knowing the characters so well.

 

In the coming month we'll be adding a "spec for current show" genre category to our database for scouting producers. This will surely bring more attention to your talent, and increase relationships being built with producers. Check out the Writing World article on TV Spec writing for some more insight.

 

Have fun, and write inspired!