The most effective way to network in Hollywood

Tips from a TV writer/showrunner

Making it in Hollywood is all about who you know, right?

That means that if you aspire to become a professional screenwriter, you have two tasks and both are equally important. First, you have to develop your craft so that you have undeniably well-written samples that will get you hired. And second, you have to spend time getting to know the right people.

That’s called networking.

And here’s the hard truth. Most emerging writers are doing it wrong.