TY - BOOK AU - Smethurst,William AU - Smethurst,William TI - How to write for television: a guide to writing and selling successful TV scripts T2 - How to books SN - 9781845281816 (pbk.) : AV - PN1992.7 U1 - 808.066791 SME PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford PB - How To Books KW - Television authorship KW - Television plays KW - Marketing KW - Literature KW - ukslc KW - Writing & editing guides KW - thema KW - Television N1 - Previous ed.: published as Writing for television. 2005; Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index; Includes--The opportunities--The Basics--Story and Theme--Style--Structure--Plotting--Visual Interest--Dialogue--Characterisation--Situation comedy--Presentation--From script to screen--The difficult markets--Programmes looking for writers--Soap operas--Other markets for scripts--Common queries--Talk--Organisations that will help you--Where to send your script N2 - This inspiring book is full of professional tips and techniques that producers, agents and script editors would give you themselves - if only they had the time. Complete with vital information on how to sell your writing, and how much you can earn ER -