Elephant Bucks: An Insider's Guide to Writing for TV Sitcoms
- ISBN-10
- 1932907270
- ISBN-13
- 9781932907278
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 266
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Author
- Sheldon Bull
Description
This comprehensive guide is for those who want to launch a career as a television sitcom writer and features detailed inside information on how to write scripts that will get noticed.
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