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• The Write Stuff: Q & A

  Published: October 10, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Agent, Film School, Filmschool, Screenplay, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Script, The Write Stuff, Thewritestuff, Wga, Write Stuff, Writers Guild Of America, Writersguildofamerica, Writestuff, Writing

  Filed under: Scripts & Screenwriting, Home Entertainment, The Write Stuff I've accumulated a huge backlog of questions in the few weeks I've been doing The Write Stuff. Today, I open up the old mailbag and start dishing out some answers. Jen asks: Looking forward to reading the column! Here are a couple of topics about which I'd be

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• The Write Stuff: Writing Partnerships

  Published: October 24, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Advice, Nancy Oliver, Nancyoliver, Screenplay, Scripts, The Write Stuff, Thewritestuff, Tips, Write Stuff, Writer, Writestuff, Writing, Writing Partner, Writing Partnership, Writing Partnerships, Writingpartner, Writingpartnership, Writingpartnerships

  Filed under: Scripts & Screenwriting, Columns, The Write StuffPictured: My writing partner and I at the 1997 Academy Awards. Last week, I recommended taking on a writing partner to someone having trouble with story ideas. You can check that entry out here. I received a lot of comments and questions about the ins and outs of writing

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• The Write Stuff: WGA Strike and Q&A

  Published: November 7, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Plot, Screenplay, Screenwriter, Script, Structure, Style, William Goldman, Williamgoldman, Write Stuff, Writer, Writers, Writestuff, Writing

  Filed under: Scripts, The Write Stuff It's Write Stuff time again, and what a crazy time to be a writer! As I'm sure you've heard, on Cinematical and everywhere else, the Writers Guild of America has officially gone on strike. There's not much I can say on the subject that hasn't been better said already-- check out great statements from writers

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• The Write Stuff: Breaking into Television, Part One

  Published: November 28, 2007, 1:02 pm

  Tags: Amptp, Job, Screenplay, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Show Runner, Showrunner, Spec Script, Specscript, Television, Wga, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Write Stuff, Writers Guild Strike, Writersguildstrike, Writestuff, Writing

  Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Scripts, The Write StuffKenny asks:How do writers get jobs on TV writing staffs? Do they have to write spec scripts? And what about talk shows? (The Daily Show, Conan) Are they recruited? How does it work? Thanks.That's my goal right now, Kenny. I worked on the upcoming season of MTV's Rob & Big, I'm in a writing

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• The Write Stuff: Breaking into Television, Part Two -- Staffing and Late Night

  Published: December 5, 2007, 3:04 pm

  Tags: Late Night, Latenight, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Television, Write Stuff, Writer, Writestuff, Writing

  Filed under: Comedy, Scripts, Home Entertainment, The Write StuffWelcome back to The Write Stuff, where I've been attempting to answer a question that dates back to the beginning of time:How do writers get jobs on TV writing staffs? Do they have to write spec scripts? For Part One of this answer, please refer to last week's Write Stuff, where we

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• The Write Stuff: WGA News, Awards Shows, Q&A

  Published: January 16, 2008, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Screenplay, Screenwriting, The Write Stuff, Thewritestuff, Wga, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Write Stuff, Writers Guild, Writers Guild Of America, Writersguild, Writersguildofamerica, Writestuff, Writing

  Filed under: Scripts, Oscar Watch, Columns, The Write StuffSpyglass Entertainment (The Sixth Sense, Shanghai Noon) is the latest studio to make an interim, independent agreement with the Writers Guild of America. Spyglass joins David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner's United Artists, Media Rights Capital, and The Weinstein

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• The Write Stuff: Cinematical Readers Argue the Strike

  Published: January 30, 2008, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Patric Verrone, Patricverrone, Screenplay, Screenwriting, Strike, Wga, Wga Strike, Wgastrike, Write Stuff, Writers Guild, Writers Guild Of America, Writersguild, Writersguildofamerica, Writestuff, Writing

  Filed under: Scripts, The Write StuffIt's Day 87 of the Writers Guild Strike. Informal meetings are taking place between the WGA and the AMPTP...that will hopefully lead to official meetings. (Doesn't it seem like there should be more effective means of conducting business than meeting to prepare to meet?) The Directors Guild recently cut a deal

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• The Write Stuff: Excellent Opportunity for Aspiring Writers!

  Published: June 10, 2008, 12:02 pm

  Tags: Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Itsalwayssunnyinphiladelphia, Screenplay, Screenwriting, Script, Write Stuff, Writer, Writestuff, Writing

  Filed under: Comedy, Drama, Scripts, Home Entertainment, Columns, The Write StuffHey! It's your old friend Patrick Walsh! Remember me? I used to run a writing column here with the ingenious title "The Write Stuff?" (Check out all 25 previous posts here.) I answered your screenwriting questions, offered advice, and conducted interviews with film

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