{"id":499,"date":"2010-05-20T06:43:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T13:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/dodge\/2010\/05\/20\/top-10-things-to-know-about-writing-a-tv-spec\/"},"modified":"2010-05-20T06:43:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T13:43:00","slug":"top-10-things-to-know-about-writing-a-tv-spec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/2010\/05\/20\/top-10-things-to-know-about-writing-a-tv-spec\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Things to Know about Writing a TV Spec"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWriting a spec script for an existing TV show is the first step for writers wanting to break into TV.  It's how I got an agent and my first staff job (on The Cosby Show) when I began my career – I wrote a spec Cheers.  Entire books have been written on the subject of writing for TV, but for a quick primer on the absolute essentials, check out my article in the ezine writeononline:<\/p>\n

\n\thttp:\/\/writeononline.com\/2010\/05\/20\/moving-write-along-advice-from-the-experts-writing-a-tv-spec\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tAnd for a more complete education on writing for TV, come be a Television major at Chapman University!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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