The Writers Room Survival Guide Quotes

“Flip the dolphin. changing the order of words/phrases — instead of “I love dogs. Is that a mutt?” someone changes it to “Is that a mutt? I love dogs.” Legendarily birthed in the Cougartown writers’ room.”
― Niceole Levy, The Writers’ Room Survival Guide: Don’t Screw up the lunch order and other keys to a happy Writers' Room

“I was forty-three years old when I got my first TV writing job. Never give up!”
― Niceole Levy, The Writers’ Room Survival Guide: Don’t Screw up the lunch order and other keys to a happy Writers' Room

“went round and round on a project in outline and finally had to say, “I promise, I know this structure works. Please just let me write it.”
― Niceole Levy, The Writers’ Room Survival Guide: Don’t Screw up the lunch order and other keys to a happy Writers' Room

“Remember how much hard work it is, how hard it was to get by on assistant wages (or a survival day job) while trying to write and take meetings. Be a person who reaches back and helps someone else come forward… and who doesn’t inflict the mistreatment you may have endured onto others.”
― Niceole Levy, The Writers’ Room Survival Guide: Don’t Screw up the lunch order and other keys to a happy Writers' Room