All Spec TV writers need to read the new post at Kung Fu Monkey about what he looks for in submissions from potential staff writers.
Really good stuff.
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Who am I?
- Emily Blake
- I write screenplays with lots of fight scenes. I generally tell the truth. I cuss a lot. 2011 TrackingB finalist, 2014 Nicholl semifinalist.
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Sci-fi pilot
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Untitled War Script
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Nobody Lives Forever
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Year of the Goat
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Liars and Guns
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How My Wedding Dress Got This Fucking Dirty
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TV writing?
ReplyDeleteDoes that involves "other humans"?
Meh. Not my particular cup of blood.
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That's why it's addressed to "Spec TV writers," tardo. It wasn't meant for you.
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