How Did You Become a Writer on TV?

Yo would go into the rooms with the writers when they were writing dhescripts. yo would basically take like, shorthand notes as they acted out the script and worked on the dialogue. Then you would go back to your desk, you would type up the script in a way that everyone in production could follow it. Electrics are looking for cues. Props arelooking for cues. Wardrobes are looking for clues. So there's a lot involved,. which is why we used to hate when people would call us secretaries. But we didn't actually create it. We weren't writers for the script. It was more than that.

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