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Successful Television Writing Paperback - 2003 - 1st Edition

by Lee Goldberg; William Rabkin


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Do you dream of a job as a successful television writer on a hit show?

Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin give you practical but essential advice to help make your dreams a reality. They teach you how to discover the "Franchise" or structure of a television show in order to write a successful and eye catching spec script. The four-act structure is covered, along with the elements that go into telling a good story. After you've blown them away with your spec script, learn how to pitch confidently and concisely. You'll also find invaluable information on how to work with producers, how to handle your first writing assignment, and tackle revisions. Also included are Writer's Guidelines, and beat sheets, from several television shows to help you familiarize yourself with the way writer's work.

From the rear cover

The industry speaks out about SUCCESSFUL TELEVISION WRITING

"Where was this book when I was starting out? A fantastic, fun, informative guide to breaking into?and more importantly, staying in?the TV writing game from the guys who taught me how to play it."
--Terence Winter, Coexecutive Producer, The Sopranos

"Goldberg and Rabkin write not only with clarity and wit but also with the authority gleaned from their years of slogging through Hollywood's trenches. Here is a must-read for new writers and established practitioners whose imagination could use a booster shot."
--Professor Richard Walter, Screenwriting Chairman, UCLA Department of Film and TV

"Not since William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade has there been a book this revealing, funny, and informative about The Industry. Reading this book is like having a good, long lunch with your two best friends in the TV business."
--Janet Evanovich

"With sharp wit and painful honesty, Goldberg and Rabkin offer the truest account yet of working in the TV business. Accept no substitutes!"
--Jeffrey B. Hodes and Nastaran Dibai, Coexecutive Producers, Third Rock from the Sun

"Should be required reading for all aspiring television writers."
--Howard Gordon, Executive Producer, 24 and The X-Files

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  • Title Successful Television Writing
  • Author Lee Goldberg; William Rabkin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley (TP), Hoboken, NJ
  • Date 2003-07-01
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780471431688 / 0471431680
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Television authorship
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002191054
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.225

About the author

LEE GOLDBERG and WILLIAM RABKIN are veteran "showrunners" whose executive producing credits include the long-running drama "Diagnosis Murder" and the action-adventure hit "Martial Law." Their writing and producing credits also include "SeaQuest 2032, Spenser: For Hire, Hunter, Baywatch, Sliders, The Cosby Mysteries, Monk, and Nero Wolfe," to name a few. Both are former journalists who covered the television industry for "Newsweek, American Film, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate," among others. In addition, Rabkin has directed episodes of "Diagnosis Murder" and has taught a popular television writing course at UCLA. Goldberg is also a mystery novelist ("Beyond the Beyond, My Gun Has Bullets") and the author of a definitive book on television series development ("Unsold TV Pilots"). He has taught writing seminars in Seattle, Miami, Denver, and Edmonton, Canada.
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