The people part of the writers' room : who does what, what the titles mean, and how to get the lay of the land
The quickstart guide : logistics and other stuff that all comes before the actual work
There is no one way to run a writers' room : i mean, it sure would be nice if there was, but ...
Surviving the staff writer year : you worked so hard to get here ... now how do you not screw it up?
The writing part of being in a writers' room : this isn't you at home in your pajamas writing in the dark. Embrace the process
Writers schedules : the good, the bad, and the WTF, are you kidding me?
Room politics : how to avoid taking sides, not become a pawn, and stay out of harm's way
Oh, the places you'll go ... once production starts : writing the script is one thing. now you get to talk about it ... A LOT
Moving on up ... : what those titles mean as you move up the writer/producer ladder
Mentoring : how to accept it and ways to pay it forward
Race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability in the room : let's have the conversation here in case you have to have the conversation there
Monsters : they can't all be slayed, but they can be survived
Being yourself, safely and confidently : AKA, carving out space to be you no matter the room
Every room is about your future : the writers' room is where you learn how hard the job of Showrunner is and then choose to do it anyway
Now that your career is on the rise : you've broken in, you've survived your first few rooms. Now what?
On your worst days, remind yourself : someone is paying you to make television
Postscript : free to be you and me (AKA, why ageism sucks).
