“Listen, a cable series is a beautiful thing because there's such amazing writing happening on television, and it's a schedule that allows you to do a play or two. There's a reason everybody wants that job!” WantWritingTwoReasonPlayJobsBeautifulTelevisionHappeningsSeriesBeautiful ThingsSchedulesCables Author:Lily Rabe
“I used to be an editor and I was editing young adult series. I didn't really like the books that I was reading, so I decided that I would write a book about something I'd want to read if I was 16. It turned into a Cinderella story... I developed a proposal and the characters of 'Gossip Girl' for my job.” IfsWantWritingBookCharacterStoriesJobsYoungUsedGirlReadingAdultsDecidedSeriesYoung AdultUsed To BeGossipEditorsEditingProposalGossip GirlCinderella Story Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“To write three series a year you only need to commit to writing 10 pages per day, or editing 50 pages of text per day. Plus, writing is my job, and I need to write to eat, so I'm highly motivated to get up and get to work!” NeedsWritingYearsJobsThreePagesSeriesCommitGet UpPlusMotivatedEditing Author:Victoria Laurie
“I think, even a lot of people that make movies forget is that, in my mind, a movie should work with the sound off. You should be able to watch a movie without the sound and understand what's going on. That's your job, to build a series of chronological images that tell the story.” PeopleThinkingShouldMindStoriesAbleJobsSoundForgetWatchesSeries Author:Channing Tatum
“I tried my hand at writing, I tried to write out a little script - and it's not too bad. Mostly, though, it let me understand how incredibly difficult that job is. I can't even imagine doing it on a weekly basis for a series in any way. That's tough. I think I'll try to leave that to smarter people than me.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingTryingLittlesI CanHandsJobsDifficultImagineToughLet MeBasesSeriesScriptsSmarter Author:Nathan Fillion