My first job in a writers’ room was as an intern for the creator of a basic cable show back in 2013. I was still in college, and eager to spend half my days learning first-hand about breaking a story, developing characters, and dealing with networks. The creator of the show became somewhat of a mentor figure, quickly promoting me and taking me under his wing as the Luke to his Yoda. Though I was happy to accept the mentorship, a lot of the things he told me I’d already learned while at USC. It’s the classic stuff that, although…
Author: Sabrina Nouadir
How I went from being the biggest Veronica Mars fan to working for the creators of the show – and how to deal when you’re working for people you admire. There’s a scene in a 2005 episode of Veronica Mars where the titular character uses her infamous wit to defend a nerdy classmate from a bully’s attack. Now, I know we’ve all seen this a million times: The hero is supposed to help the helpless. But then, and that’s the part that stuck with me, Veronica turns to the pigtailed high school weirdo and says: “You want people to leave…