All the way back to middle school, Y. Shireen Razack (New Amsterdam, and the upcoming Vampire Academy) found herself drawn to creative pursuits, although it wasn’t something she ever thought she was good enough to pursue until much later in her life.

For showrunner Marc Guggenheim (DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow), being a professional writer wasn’t something he thought about in his youth, despite his love for the written word.

Coming from a family of writers—his grandfather was a highly acclaimed author of books on Greek mythology, including Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths, which Rick Riordan has referred to as an inspiration for his Percy Jackson series, and ...

Growing up with a playwright father, The InBetween showrunner Moira Kirland was interested in writers at a very young age. Yet even with that influence in her life, she didn’t start out with the goal of becoming a writer herself.

As writers, we often work in isolation; churning out pages then reworking and revising again and again. You’d love to hear your work read out loud, listen as your characters come to life to see if you’ve captured their voices and have consistency to ...

Photo credit: Michaell Lynn Jones Just like there are so many directions you can take a story, there are also many different paths to take when breaking in as a writer. The one common theme, whatever road you go, is that developing a career as a tele...

Photo credit: Michael Lynn Jones The Writers Guild of America, West along with Writers Guild Foundation, Variety and Final Draft brought together many of this year’s Emmy® Award writing nominees for an evening to honor their hard work.

Photo Credit: Getty Images For The Bold Type showrunner Wendy Straker Hauser, writing for television wasn’t even on the map when she graduated college. “It honestly took me a long, long time to figure out that I wanted to be a TV writer. Probably ove...

It can feel impossible to make the switch to screenwriting after you’ve established a career in another industry. Yet with hard work, focus and dedication, it can happen.