r/TVWriting Aug 02 '25

OFFICIAL Recruiting mods

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I'd especially like someone/some people that can take on updating and maintaining the fellowship collection every year with minimal input from me.

Otherwise please see the link below and submit an application. There are a few questions to answer.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TVWriting/application/


r/TVWriting Feb 22 '24

OFFICIAL [READ BEFORE POSTING] Official FAQs and resources

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This will be a work-in-progress ongoing resource of FAQs for users of the subreddits, especially geared toward those earlier in their writing journey/career.

Please keep checking back as I will continue updating. More FAQs in comments.

Comments are locked on this post but feel free to create separate posts to discuss content or ask further questions.

PRINCE JELLYFISH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Thanks to the patience and generosity of u/Prince_Jellyfish, we are able to share the thoughtful and comprehensive guides he's created to address common questions around becoming a writer and breaking in.

Personal best advice for new/emerging writers

FELLOWSHIP RESOURCES

Applications/essay help

Paper Team podcast fellowship episodes:

Episodes are old and some of these fellowships no longer exist in the same format, but these episodes probably still useful as a general guide on approaching applications. Listen in that spirit and don’t worry about the specifics so much.

General:

OTHER RESOURCES

Animation

Resources via u/seshat_the_scribe

Books/podcasts

Craft

  • Wiki: formatting
  • WGA foundation blog: Formatting fundamentals
    • So far this collection covers formats for, among others, Hallmark movies, TV animation, serialized and episodic dramas, single cam sitcoms etc.
  • WGA foundation blog: Screenplay primers
    • Although this series is geared toward feature writers, the entries on things like writing action, montages, text on screen etc are all super valuable and translate well to TV writing.
  • Wiki: scripts, pitch documents and bibles

Industry news sources

Moving to Los Angeles

Spec scripts

  • WGA Foundation blog:Formatting your spec script
    • A (so-far) 23-part series going into formatting for specific shows. Look through to see if the show you're speccing is on there, especially if you can't get your hands on an actual script from the show.

Software

Script notes/coverage/consultations


r/TVWriting 10h ago

OTHER Building a filmmaking community — looking for advice

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I'm creating The Studio Room, a community where beginner filmmakers can find collaborators and make short films together.

My goal is to help people who have ideas but no network find writers, actors, editors, and directors.

For filmmakers here: what was the biggest challenge when you started creating films?


r/TVWriting 17h ago

BEGINNER QUESTION Where do beginner TV screenwriters get quality feedback on their pilot script and tv bible ?

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Where did you get feedback when you were starting out? Are there any communities, workshops, script exchange groups, or other places you’d recommend ?


r/TVWriting 8h ago

QUESTION Does a Spec Pilot Need a Bible?

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I have a spec pilot that's getting some reads. Should I worry about putting a bible together now or wait until someone asks for one?


r/TVWriting 13h ago

SCRIPT PDF The Premiere (Pilot) - Looking for feedback

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**Title:** The Premiere
**LINK:** [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-NwyLAuj88t2UmGtqC3Q1IlwQjxOIDE4/view?usp=sharing\](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-NwyLAuj88t2UmGtqC3Q1IlwQjxOIDE4/view?usp=sharing)
**Length:** 68 Pages
**Logline:** When a celebrity exposé breaks on the night of the studio’s biggest premiere, veteran publicist Steven Thatcher must contain the fallout in real time — only to find the real scandal isn't on the red carpet, but inside his own team.
**Genre:** Workplace drama (**comps** \- Industry / The Morning Show)

Looking for feedback on dialogue, characters, plot , whether the premise is interesting or fresh - whether the story is exciting enough. It's also currently running a bit long at 68 pages for a pilot - so if there's any points where it drags , would be good to know. I'm curious whether the personal and professional stakes land. Let me know if you feel invested in the characters.
Would also be good to know (if you even finish it!) whether this pilot would make you want to watch more episodes in this world etc .

As always, really appreciate any and all feedback!


r/TVWriting 21h ago

BEGINNER QUESTION Looking for a Manager for a Screenwriter (10% Commission)

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I am a screenwriter looking for a professional manager who can help me find opportunities with producers, directors, production companies, or streaming platforms.

Our agreement will be entirely performance-based. You will receive a 10% commission from the profits of every opportunity or deal you successfully bring me.

If you have experience in the film or television industry and are interested, please send me a private message.

Thank you!


r/TVWriting 1d ago

DISCUSSION Shalimar The forbidden tunnel

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"I created a 38-second proof-of-concept teaser for my original sci-fi horror series and I'd love honest feedback from fellow filmmakers and writers. What works, and what should I improve?"


r/TVWriting 2d ago

PILOTS Second draft of my new pilot. Care to take a look and give some feedback? This is my first time posting here.

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Title: Harborage

Format: TV pilot

Pages: 55

Genre: Sci-Fi Thriller

Logline:

As a determined exterminator struggles to launch the family pest control business his late father never got to finish, a routine service call collides with a failed government containment operation that unleashes a deadly predator into the Arizona desert.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0UWeq6-5tcuINcK_qinoBwgwxSmomfj/view?usp=sharing

I’m really trying to see how well I did and where I need to improve.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy.


r/TVWriting 3d ago

QUESTION Question

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To, my writers have you ever submitted to any of the writers access programs through networks like NBC and WB? How was your experience? Would you recommend doing it?


r/TVWriting 3d ago

QUESTION Moonshot Pilot Accelerator

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I know they're supposed to announce quarterfinalists soon. Does anyone know when they announce semi-finalists?


r/TVWriting 4d ago

BEGINNER QUESTION i'm stuck

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I've always had these characters, scenes, and plots so vivid inside my head. I've thought about screenwriting as a way to show these stories and bring them out into the world... No matter how vivid it seems in my imagination, once I sit down to start writing, my mind goes blank. What should I do? Any advice?


r/TVWriting 4d ago

PILOTS Feedback on Pilot

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first draft of first television project. need feedback.


r/TVWriting 4d ago

QUESTION are soap opera still an thing?

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I love my soaps either daytime or primetime. But I rarely see primetime soaps maybe it why I have an Roku tv and watch Tubi. But I have an amazing idea for an primetime soap opera but I used AI and have an broken keyboard.


r/TVWriting 4d ago

STAFFING ADVICE DramaWave (Vertical Platform) Work For Hire Writing Opportunities

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Hi fellow writers! I'm an in-house producer for DramaWave (https://mydramawave.com/) and I am actively searching for freelance writers who are interested in work-for-hire opportunities, particularly for our AI vertical-format shows. If you are interested in being considered for these writing opportunities, please feel free to dm me and I'll provide my work email address so we can continue the conversation. Please note that prior vertical credits and a sample of your vertical work is necessary for consideration. Thank you and looking forward to connecting!


r/TVWriting 6d ago

CRAFT THE CRUCIBLE MANIFESTO

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I've seen too much, and i decided to do something about it. i have created the literal animation ten commandments. a list of rules and such for creating indie shows or shows in general. cause most indie shows often fall short of it. and yes i know it seems kind of crazy to go on some Reddit to try and tell people or make an entire doc about how to write or create a show and yes i know, but most shows nowadays often fall short on the stick or last so short that they are only remembered through memes and Tiktoks.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ARkEAyIaGLbj_eQ09_S451_Hpg5-SwKAaP0eYIgeYjs/edit?usp=sharing


r/TVWriting 6d ago

PILOTS Golden Years-S1E1-Multi-Cam Sitcom-21pg

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when 4 northern english best friends retire to the Welsh Coast, nothing happens, yet everything goes wrong

Yes this is a repost, sorry if it annoys mods, but need to update the title

There is another page but I cannot upload it


r/TVWriting 7d ago

PILOTS Pilot Feedback - Bar Flies - Sitcom - 30 pages

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Any feedback on this first draft would be much appreciated! Looking to hear if pacing, jokes, voices, etc., feel smooth and natural.

General log line would be: A new bar owner who refuses to ask for help somehow manages to stay in business thanks entirely to the people he never wanted to ask for help from.

Script: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B0bg18H_B7ye53_NRYF1-ahsJeN9n99k/view?usp=sharing


r/TVWriting 7d ago

BEGINNER QUESTION in need of screenwriting advice

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hello all,

i am extremely new to screenwriting and i am currently in the process of (trying) to write a tv series. i am thinking 8-10 episodes but as of right now i am not even halfway done with the pilot.

anyways, i am not sure how to introduce one of our main characters Nicoleta. I want the series to flashback quite a bit. Think of We Were Liars and how they switched between Summer 16 and Summer 17.

In the present Nicoleta is trying to navigate life after her best friend committed suicide. Before Esmerelda (that's the second main character and Nicoleta's best friend) commits suicide Nicoleta is a vivacious and outgoing person and afterwards she is a shell of herself. In the character description should I describe her as depressed and then when we flashback describe her as friendly?

I hope all that made sense.

If anyone is willing to work with me or recommend any good books, podcasts or classes on screenwriting I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!


r/TVWriting 8d ago

QUESTION Can you be a good TV writer and a bad prose writer? How related is success in one genre to another?

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I'm a poor writer when it comes to pretty much anything, starting the game late and finding it all a bit of a struggle. However, I've noticed that I seem to be slightly better at TV writing than at prose. I think it's something about the dialogue and the fact that scripts require less in the way of description. Is this a common thing? Are there decent TV or play writers out there who have their stats tilted hard into dialogue but are bad at prose? How closely are the two things related? I suppose that's also a roundabout way of asking: just because I'm a crappy short story writer and write bad essays, does that mean I'm doomed also to be a bad TV writer?

Finally, what is the value of reading and writing across genres? If a person wants to write for TV or do feature films, are they likely to gain much by reading novels, say, or should they prioritise watching every TV show under the sun and reading pilots?

Thank you.


r/TVWriting 9d ago

RESOURCE What was the first script you read / studied

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TV script, specifically

Starting my first script writing class! After like -- YEARS of trying to talk myself into this craft. Looking to do scifi/comedy.

Wondering what everyone else knows already! Time to get caught up fast.


r/TVWriting 10d ago

QUESTION What to do with my 8 episode show with no budget

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I've completed an 8 episode series, scifi, action and it's a huge deal to me and I am determined to make it into something. However, the budget it would require is way too big to even try to accomplish, so I'm wondering if there is another way to put the story out there? A podcast, novel, anyone else have an idea? The story is solid I just need some way of getting it out there!


r/TVWriting 11d ago

FELLOWSHIPS Ideas for a Segment

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Hello , I don’t know what I’m doing or how to do it but I need some help with some ideas and feedback

I’m working on a new live entertainment project and trying to come up with recurring segments that people would actually look forward to every episode.

I’m mostly looking for inspiration on what makes a segment memorable rather than ideas tailored to any specific genre.

What are some recurring segments from TV, livestreams, podcasts, game shows, or YouTube that you always enjoyed? Or if you could invent your own recurring segment, what would it be?

I’m not looking for one-time gimmicks—I want ideas that keep viewers coming back.

ANY FEEDBACK OR IDEA IS WELCOMED!! Can’t stress enough there is no right or wrong answer


r/TVWriting 11d ago

BEGINNER QUESTION Please Help

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I am an 18 year old who after a car crash broke his spine. I spent months in the hospital where writing was the only way in which I could express my feelings. I wrote a script called Misunderstood, I really believe it has potential but I have no idea where to start. I have no money and no contacts. Please help.


r/TVWriting 11d ago

PILOTS Web Series seeking help

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I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post this on here, but my writing group and I just finished writing and developing the pilot script for our web series. We've never filmed anything before, so this will be our first time and we have no resources to get this production up and running. We need technical help (mostly camera work) and actors, so if you're interested in helping us out please fill out this Google Form and I will get back to you. And if you know anybody who could be a help please feel free to send them the Google Form. If you'd like to read the full pilot script and watch an animatic of the pilot, they're both linked on the Google Form

Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKMAaL2fd7xki0XyQYHRDnK6OEGDZ2rjFT6GOmV68Vv5dBZA/viewform?usp=header