The writers’ room is to television and movies as the operating room is to surgeons. As a writer, this is a place of magic. In this one room, intricate stories […]

Some writers are not the most socially adept people. The job itself is something very personal that you often perform most efficiently when isolated from society. However, if you have […]

My literary agent, Elizabeth Lemon, is a charismatic and lively woman who has been working in the entertainment industry for about twenty years. A friend of mine at NBC recommended […]

One of the first steps of pitching a television show is to create a “hook.” The hook is a short one- or two-sentence summary that grabs the attention of the […]

All writers are in a relationship. A fiery, romantic, passionate relationship–with their characters, of course (what they do on their own time is none of my concern). Those who write […]

Christopher Nolan’s Inception emphasized the power of an idea, its resilience, its influence. I can attest to this from personal experience. At some point during my four years of high […]