Plus Sinners, Rosario, advice from an entertainment career coach...
Plus Sinners, Rosario, advice from an entertainment career coach + more!
Final Draft Newsletter | May 9, 2025
5 WAYS TO BECOME A TV WRITER
Being a TV staff writer— working in “a writer’s room” with the showrunner and plotting the episodes of a TV series — is a highly sought-after job in the entertainment industry. But how do you actually get a foot in the door? Here are 5 ways you can become a TV writer.
CAROLE KIRSCHNER, ENTERTAINMENT CAREER COACH, ON STAYING MOTIVATED
“There's only two things over which you have control. One is improving your craft… the other is meeting new people and growing your community of mutually beneficial relationships.”
Don’t miss our exclusive interview with Carole Kirschner, Director of the WGA Showrunner Training Program, creator of the Paramount Writers Mentoring Program, and author of Hollywood Game Plan, a strategy-filled guide to starting out in Hollywood. Carole is also an integral part of the Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest, and has been mentoring Big Break winners for years to help them create a personalized game plan for leveraging their contest win.
WRITE ON: GOOD AMERICAN FAMILY CREATOR & CO-SHOWRUNNER KATIE ROBBINS AND CO-SHOWRUNNER SARAH SUTHERLAND
Good American Family is an explosive Hulu limited series about a midwestern couple (Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass) who adopt a little girl they believe has dwarfism and find themselves in the midst of a battle fought in the tabloids, the courtroom and ultimately their marriage.
We take a look at the box office hit written and directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, and the unique ways it uses vampiric creatures as a powerful metaphor for disturbing historical events.
Horror screenwriter Trezza talks writing Rosario during the pandemic, how he handles his outlining process, how to tackle your second act, and the importance of plant-and-payoff in horror stories.
