ATTN JMS: Advice for budding writers???

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From: Adnan Virk <adnanvirk at home.com>
Date: 6 Apr 1999 18:52:09 -0600
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As someone who hopes to one day get into the television writing scene,
what advice do you have?

I don't mean in terms of the actual writing of the show/project/etc, but
in terms of getting it on the air, getting the "important people" to
actually read it? I know you went through a lot to get B5 on the air
(especially wiht a premise that everybody doomed to failure as soon as
they heard it), so how did you do it? You were already known in the biz
when you pitched B5....but if someone new was trying to break through
what sort of things would he have to do?
I know this is a very broad question (I don't know if I communicated the
actual question the way I wanted it...) and probably been asked before
but....well there you are.

Advice would be greatly appreciated.

-Adnan


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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 7 Apr 1999 20:48:56 -0600
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>As someone who hopes to one day get into the television writing scene,
>what advice do you have?
>
>I don't mean in terms of the actual writing of the show/project/etc, but
>in terms of getting it on the air, getting the "important people" to
>actually read it? I know you went through a lot to get B5 on the air
>(especially wiht a premise that everybody doomed to failure as soon as
>they heard it), so how did you do it? You were already known in the biz
>when you pitched B5....but if someone new was trying to break through
>what sort of things would he have to do?

I get this question all the time.  There is only one reply that I can give you:
it is impossible -- let me reemphasize that, impossible -- for a newbie to sell
a TV series without a long track record working in the business.  So there's
really no advice that can be given.

 jms

(jmsatb5 at aol.com)
B5 Official Fan Club at:
http://www.thestation.com




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