The purpose of this book is to teach you the introductory skills in writing for television. If you want to develop a top career that rivals the likes of top tv screen writers, then you need this book. If you work through the ten week programme outlined in this book, you will NOT become commissioned for a TV company. However you will have a 'calling card', a sample script to show your skill sets as a writer. This is a vehicle for you to learn your writing craft and to show producers that you are capable of sustained research and can produce the script to time, to budget and have a quality piece of work. reviews for the book bear this out: 5 out of 5 stars An excellent book/guide By Sarah Gilanion I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to start writing TV scrips. K S Dhindsa 5.0 out of 5 stars A great read. An excellent step-by-step guide for published and unpublished screenwriters. Okay, maybe to expect to be a successful TV writer in ten weeks is a bit over optimistic, but it’s a damn good book. Very helpful and instructive. A good, easy to read, chatty style. He makes everything seem so easy and natural, even when setting up a format template. All you need is talent! Rosie Wiggins
Steve Wetton has written for TV, radio and taught creative writing at Derby University and The Welsh Writer's Holiday at Caerleon.
Steve devised and wrote the comedy/drama series, Growing Pains, for BBC TV. (20 x 50 minute episodes). This was based on his experiences as a foster parent and started on Radio 4 as his 12 part comedy series.
He was commissioned to write situation comedy pilots by Thames TV, the BBC and TVS, and an eight-part educational series, Parents and Teenagers, for Central TV.
He's written for many comedy sketch shows and was commissioned to write two stage-plays, King of the Blues and Adult Pantomime, part of a comedy revue for Derby Playhouse and was commissioned by the Central TV Youth Drama Group to write a play, Streetfighters. He Has been a course tutor and main speaker at various conferences. For seven years he lectured and conducted workshops in various forms of scriptwriting at Derby University.