Language English ISBN 978-0307395313 | Publication date November 25, 2008 Originally published 25 November 2008 | |
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Subject Television, Television Writing Publishers Three Rivers Press, Penguin Random House Similar How to Manage Your Age, The TV Writer's Workboo, Writing the TV drama series | ||
Small Screen, Big Picture: A Writer's Guide to the TV Business is a nonfiction book about the entertainment business written by Chad Gervich. It covers the process of entering the TV writing profession and earning a living as a TV writer. It was published November 25, 2008, by Three Rivers Press, and is currently published by Penguin Random House.
Contents
Overview
The book explores the ways in which television networks, production companies, and Hollywood studios intersect. It then demonstrates how those entities work together to guide a writer’s creative process. Other topics include modern television business models, new media outlets, and potential paths to employment as a TV writer.
Reception
Booklist said of the book, "This could just be the most informative book ever written about the television industry." TV by the Numbers stated, "If you want to break into television as a writer, this is definitely a book for you." Advance praise was written for the book by Tom Kapinos, creator of the television series Californication, who said:
The world of TV writing is much like the hell that is high school, only the nerds are nerdier, the jocks are jockier and all the mean girls want to eat your young. With the help of Chad’s book and breezy writing, one will be able to navigate the treacherous waters and dimly lit corridors and emerge overpaid and well fed, just like the rest of us.