Writing the TV Drama Series: How to
Succeed as a Professional Writer in
TV by Pamela Douglas
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This 2nd edition of Douglass hit book gives the latest inside scoop on
obtaining success in this highly competitive industry. This second edition
takes readers inside Lost, Greys Anatomy, Battlestar Gallactica, and
CSI:Miami; as well as the great shows dovered in the first edition.
Personal Review: Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed
as a Professional Writer in TV by Pamela Douglas
I have both editions of this book and want to add a special plug for the
most recent edition. The "Guest Speaker" interviews with established and
talented TV writer/producers are fantastic, and this new addition is worth
its weight in TV gold. So for example, if you are writing a Dexter spec, as
so many of us are right now, there's an insightful interview with "Guest
Speaker" and exec producer Melissa Rosenberg that you will find

extremely helpful in structuring your script. There's also great advice from
David Milch ("Deadwood," "NYPD Blue") Ron Moore ("Battlestar
Galactica") and Steven Bochco (all hail!).
The other thing I absolutely love about this book is that it has an actual
sample of an outline. It's shocking how few of the TV drama books contain
these. For a beginning writer, an actual sample of a beat sheet and outline
to copy is really, really helpful.
I also love this book because it has a ton of advice that will help you spec
and write for the pay cable series. A lot of the older books are geared
towards network series, so if you want to write for HBO or Showtime, it's
great to have a lot more updated info on the very different structure of
those shows.
Buy this book - you will find it extremely helpful!
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