Created by . . .: Inside the Minds of TV's Top Show Creators

As entertaining as it is enlightening, Created by? presents a stellar cast of 21 show creators who candidly talk about writing and selling hit television series. They discuss influences ? writing spec scripts ? first jobs in TV ? getting an agent ? mentors ? being staffed as a writer ? the pitch ? writing a pilot ? putting yourself in the characters you create ? rewriting ? producing a pilot ? marketing ? hiring a writing staff ? making a show last ? TV writing vs. film writing ? drama vs. sitcom ? cable vs. network TV ? what show creators look for in a writer ? writers block ? luck ? and much more. Created by? is a lively, well-written must-have book for all screenwriters and television writers?wannabes, novices, and pros?as well as all avid TV fans.