interview: Sam Miller, Writers’ Assistant

interview: Sam Miller, Writers’ Assistant

EDIT 10/22/13: Sam and some other writers are making a multicamera web series pilot, and are raising money on kickstarter. Check it out. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/426475608/on-the-rocks-tap-into-the-webs-1st-traditional-sit The video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8731wo2jV8k INFO: Ten writers met through an email group and formed a writers room. They produced a 22-minute pilot episode which they are distributing as the web’s first…

interview: Beau Henry, Austin Film Festival winner 2008

interview: Beau Henry, Austin Film Festival winner 2008

Beau and I met through our wonderful writing group. Not only did he win Austin in the comedy spec category in 2008, he was also a semifinalist this year! You can follow him on twitter @BeauHenry and on his blog at http://readmypilot.wordpress.com. You won the Austin Film Festival in 2008 with an Office spec, and you got to meet…

interview: Theo Travers, CBS Writers Mentoring Program 2012

interview: Theo Travers, CBS Writers Mentoring Program 2012

Theo and I met through Nickelodeon, which he mentions below, and also through the message board of the Yahoo TV writers group. He recently went through the CBS Writers Mentoring Program, and I’m SO happy he just got staffed! I think today was his first day! Theo Travers is the newest staff writer on Showtime’s House of…

interview: Juliana Weiss-Roessler, NBC Writers on the Verge 2011

interview: Juliana Weiss-Roessler, NBC Writers on the Verge 2011

i met juliana a few months ago here at nickelodeon when a group of us volunteered for the young storytellers foundation. once a week, we helped a group a 5th graders write their own screenplays, and it wasn’t long before we learned we were both writers going through different writing programs. i asked her to do…

interview: Nora and Lilla Zuckerman, Warner Brothers Writers’ Workshop 2009

I haven’t had the fortune of actually meeting Nora and Lilla, but Brian is friends with them and asked on my behalf if they’d be interested in doing an interview. They were gracious enough to agree! After they finished the WB Writers’ Workshop in 2009, they’ve worked on FRINGE, HUMAN TARGET, and are currently on…

interview: LaToya Morgan, Warner Brothers Writers’ Workshop 2011

A mutual friend introduced me to LaToya soon after she finished the Warner Brothers Writers’ Workshop.  I thought her journey was very inspiring, so I asked if she’d be willing to share her experiences. What spec did you submit to get into the WB Writers’ Workshop? What made you pick that show? SONS OF ANARCHY. …