A Quick Guide to Television Writing

The author provides advice on the basics of teleplay writing and being a television writer. He begins with a discussion of dramatic storytelling and how it is utilized in television, followed by an overview of the writing process. He then discusses script format, structure, and length for single-camera shows, multi-camera sitcoms, and multi-camera shows shot on video. He then moves on to the career element of being a television writer, offering chapters on available jobs, creating a series, writing other forms of television, and the business of television writing. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)