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One in the New Yorker in July was exactly that.a story about an aging script writer, meeting up with former friend now star, before going to see a movie the writer`s son has made. There`s no real premise, and certainly no conclusion. They barely have a plot, they meander through some interesting actions, and they peter out. Everything else is prologue and can either be handled later or ignored completely.įor shorter fare, like short stories, I have seen an explosion in recent years of an enormous number of SSs that really go nowhere. It`s a bit formulaic, sure, but the story starts in the right spot. L&O always got this picture perfect - the body has already dropped before the opening. Kind of like murder mysteries, I need to see the body pretty early. Many writers of course fall into the classic trap while writing a book that they start about 3 chapters too early. I have a Friday Q for you, and I guess the shortest form of it is to say - How many of the wannabes for 22m sitcom or 10m plays are struggling to have a conclusion to their product vs. It’s not just, “If he could make it, I certainly could.” These festivals now receive upwards of 400 submissions for eight or ten slots. Dan O’Day, Elden Rhoads, and Andy Goldberg each are enjoying multiple productions of their ten-minute plays around the world.Īt this point, let me say that breaking in is no easy feat. I’ve had three of them so far.īut unlike TV, all three have stuck with it, all three are really talented, and all three have broken in.

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So just like with my TV writing venture, a number of friends have also tried their hand at ten-minute plays. Unlike full-lengths, they take a day to write and not four months. Amid all the rejections, I’ve gotten into a considerable number. Ten-minute play festivals have become a “thing.” And I’ve been extremely fortunate. But to complement them I also write ten-minute plays. Who knew is was HARD to write a good half hour sitcom episode?įlash forward and I’m now writing stage plays. A number of others abandoned the project halfway through. A couple of the other teams at least finished their spec script. Both had terrific careers, both together and apart. “If these guys could make it, we certainly could.” Within a couple of months a number of friends then began pairing up and writing spec scripts themselves. Then we landed an assignment on THE JEFFERSONS and were on our way.

When David Isaacs and I decided to try writing TV scripts in an attempt to break into the business a lot of my friends thought I was crazy.