The Business and Craft of Writing with Kevin Maher

True Tales From The Writers' Room: The Business and Craft of Writing
Kevin Maher is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer who’s worked for Hbo, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Amc, CNN, MoMA and Troma. His resume credits include live TV comedy, an animated Christmas special, a Universal Studios theme park ride, basic-cable clip shows, a doomed Wizard of Oz remake, an online novella, a Christian teen talk show – and that’s just the stuff that made it to the resume. He’s also created 5 web series, optioned… Show more a cartoon show, edited a book about super-heroes, wrestled a turkey with Adam Sandler, and wrote 100 haiku about Batman (on a dare). In his writing workshop Kevin uses interactive techniques to let the room determine the topics of discussion. Along the way Kevin covers subjects like: • How writing for TV is like working at Pizza Hut • Figuring out your dream job • The biggest problem in the entertainment industry • What to ask in a job interview • My First TV Pitch • How to scientifically determine when to turn down a job • The dangers of bad advice • VH1 vs. George Orwell • What’s expected of TV writers This inspiring, entertaining workshop has been presented at MTV Networks, The School of Visual Arts, and Reel Works Brooklyn, to name a few. With each talk, Kevin has been invited back to give it again.

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