by Peggy Bechko
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Want a TV Writing Job? Look No Further–
Just as a lark – not cuz we need us a job, oh no, not us – we did a little googling to see what might be available on the interwebs in the way of television writing jobs, and guess what? We found us some.
And, unlike some TV writing gigs, which demand that the writer live in L.A., these are for peeps who want to live elsewhere. (Which is mainly why we’re forwarding them. Cuz we just spent a whole lotta time and effort moving into our shabby Burbank digs and can’t even think about going to, you know Minnesota or even Seattle.
NURSE JACKIE Showrunner on Why Jackie Betrayed Herself
Hey, it isn’t a spoiler if the episode has already aired, is it? We mean, c’mon.
Besides which, we don’t agree with the whole, “OMG, don’t you dare tell me what happens I want to be surprised” thing. Especially when you’re a writer who should be learning how to write effectively and movingly, not merely, um, surprisingly. Plot twists and turns are not what good writing is about, gang. Genuine insight into the human condition should be what we’re striving to give our viewers.
So here’s NURSE JACKIE’s Clyde Phillips on why Jackie had to take one for the team:
Leesa Dean: Adventures of a Web Series Newbie
Chapter 18: The Whole Branding Thing (sigh)
by Leesa Dean
This week I was invited to a special YouTube screening. The invite said I was selected to attend, which was pretty cool (I literally couldn’t believe I was invited!) But, unfortunately, I couldn’t make it. I had planned to, even registered to attend, but was so involved working on this TOP SECRET PROJECT, I just didn’t have time. In fact, the night of the screening, I was up till 3am rendering/animating. The screening had top YouTubers discuss best practices for taking with advertisers regarding branding with a panel.
The truth: no advertiser is going to be interested in branding my show. Yet. You really need to have a substantial amount of subscribers/viewer retention for that. I’m doing well but not SMOSH well. I’ve got under 800 subscribers. I think I’d have to have at least 20,000-30,0000 (at least) before those kinds of conversations start to happen. It would have been interesting to hear what they had to say, though…
The Best Discussions of TV Writing You’ll Ever Hear
…At least until the next best discussions take place.
Variety.Com held a couple of panels last week, one on life in the writers room of drama shows and one on life in the writers room of sitcoms.