On The Page

Karen Campbell's hard work and love of the writers' room has earned her writing and producing credits on everything from Dexter to Outlander.

Writer/producer Anthony Sparks talks about writing "what is and what could be" in his career and on the television drama Queen Sugar.

Writer/ producer Matthew Claybrooks has written for both Chris Rock and Kevin Hart. Here he talks about how he honors the comic's personality and the ways he turns jokes into story.

Outlander, Battlestar Galactica, Grey's Anatomy, Roswell … and the list goes on! Producer / writer Toni Graphia reveals her process and talks about the writers' room from a show-runner's perspective.

Directing teacher Robert Bailey discusses ways that writer/directors can work with actors to bring out the intention and emotion of the page.

Writers Ilana Pena (Crazy Ex-Girlriend) and Madeline Hendricks (Jane the Virgin) discuss story brainstorming and joke writing in the writers' room.

Thomas Barron, author of the new novel "Bocas," shares the screenwriting-friendly techniques he uses to keep readers turning the page.

Drawing from his book "Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers," Richard (RB) Botto discusses the power of creating networks of friends and fans before, during and after the screenwriting and filmmaking process.

After rising from intern to junior agent to development executive, On the Page's own Nick Oleksiw is starting his own company, "Mischief Films." He talks about what he's learned about networking, story telling and script development and what he's looking for with new material.

These six female writer/directors aren't afraid to "go into the basement" when it comes to genre. Emily Dell, Etta Devine, Sarah Ivy, Barbara Stepansky, Hannah MacPherson and April Wright talk about the tools and team building needed to be a working director.