Writing for Television: A Complete Writer's Guide to Series, Serials and Soaps

By Yvonne Grace

A no-nonsense, direct down-the-lens look at the television industry written from the point of view of a television drama producer who's been there, done it, fought some battles and won the odd award. Written in an engaging, anecdotal tone, Writing for Television provides advice on:

• Getting an agent
• The type of writer television's looking for
• The tool kit a television writer needs
• The writer/script editor relationship
• How to structure a storyline
• How to write good treatments and outlines

Packed full of useful insights, links and information, the book includes interviews with successful television writers working today, pointers on how to work collaboratively in the industry and how to make good contacts with the people who can further your career.

'Yvonne delivers a practical, accessible, no-nonsense guide to the world of writing for popular TV' - Mal Young, Producer, writer and former BBC Controller of Drama Series

'A very comprehensive and informative book on TV script writing. Yvonne covers every conceivable point that will help writers wanting to break into writing for the small screen, whilst at the same time creating a very accessible read' - Tony McHale, Sanctuary Films

• Language: English
• Publisher: Creative Essentials
• Release date: Jun 2, 2014
• ISBN: 9781843443384

Yvonne Grace

Yvonne Grace is a seasoned, award-winning television drama producer with 20 years experience in script editing, script development and drama production for CITV, ITV and BBC, and has worked on shows such as Eastenders, Crossroads, Holby City, The Ward and My Dad's a Boring Nerd. She helps writers write better scripts through her script-editing and mentoring service www.scriptadvice.co.uk

Reviews for Writing for Television

[Drew Hubbard · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really informative and easy to follow. And it's British too, which is very helpful as most books seem to only cater for American writers.