Writing Television Sitcoms
Revised and Expanded Edition of the Go-to Guide
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · December 1, 2009
This new edition of Writing Television Sitcoms features the essential information every would-be teleplay writer needs to know to break into the business, including: - Updated examples from contemporary shows such as 30 Rock, The Office and South Park - Shifts in how modern stories are structured - How to recognize changes in taste and censorship - The reality of reality television - How the Internet has created series development opportunities - A refined strategy for approaching agents and managers - How pitches and e-queries work - or don't - The importance of screenwriting competitions
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- Who it’s for
- For aspiring teleplay writers seeking guidance on entering the business
- Themes
- Sitcom and teleplay writing, Entering the television business, Pitching and representation
- Genres
- Writing for TV, TV Comedy, Business Writing
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This new edition of Writing Television Sitcoms features the essential information every would-be teleplay writer needs to know to break into the business, including: - Updated examples from contemporary shows such as 30 Rock, The Office and South Park - Shifts in how modern stories are structured - How to recognize changes in taste and censorship - The reality of reality television - How the Internet has created series development opportunities - A refined strategy for approaching agents and managers - How pitches and e-queries work - or don't - The importance of screenwriting competitions
Where it sits
| Writing for TV | 98% |
|---|---|
| Business Writing | 36% |
| TV Comedy | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Language Arts
- Screenwriting
- Writing for TV
- Authors
- Evan S. Smith
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- December 1, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Sitcom and teleplay writing · Entering the television business · Pitching and representation
- Reading lane
- Language Arts