Writers’ Assistant Lab

Offering digital courses training Writers’ Assistant, PA, and Script Coordinators for the writers’ room.

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

It’s here! Our first digital course is now available. (link in bio)

[Scriptation @scriptation]

Kickstart 2025 with our comprehensive Scriptation 101 webinar — perfect for anyone who’s always wanted to dive into Scriptation but wasn’t sure where to start, as well as current users looking for the newest features and tips!

RSVP for free! https://t.co/7oOPdp8u4q

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

We all had that one PA who had a “concept of a plan”.

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

Anyone who was a Writers’ PA in the 2000s just felt a disturbance in the Force.

[Cara @carawithac13]

When someone who has never worked in TV tells you how the entertainment industry works:

[Luke Barnett @LukeBarnett]

I like Twitter because you have Oscar winning writers with 500 followers tweeting about their cat and aspiring writers in Florida with 50,000 followers charging for screenwriting lessons. The ultimate melting pot.

[Carole Kirschner @CaroleKirsch]

Very excited! The Paramount Writers Mentoring Program is open for submissions! We need an original sample and a spec sample, as well as a letter of interest. The deadline is May 1, 2024. Details: https://t.co/p4lquIG2gL
Hope you'll apply!

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

@JoshuaVgilbert @WritersGuildF @WGAWest @teresapalooza @JessVCarson @Mr_Max_Adler @ciscoafernandez @rayutar @roadmapwriters @Writers_Asst @PreWGAStrike @Wordpeggio @HollylistJobs …And if you’re just starting out and want an introduction to the Writers’ Room, take my Writers’ Assistant & Writers’ PA Intensive! Link in my bio. 👍🏼

[Steven White @MiddleRelief]

I was an assistant for many years, as I learned & became a better writer while economics and canceled shows halted staffing. Great assistants get more work than terrible ones (or terrible attitudes) & the right bosses will see ur talents over ur CV.

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

Umm, yeah, our official expert position is: CHAIRS.

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

What do you think was the first script ever emailed?

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

Proofreading Matters.

[Emily Zemler @emilyzemler]

Omg Variety.

[Cara @carawithac13]

"can you explain this gap in your resume?"

"sure are you familiar with not getting the jobs you applied for"

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

The Writers’ Room the morning after an all-nighter.

[Allen J. Schaben @alschaben]

#BREAKING On ground view of possible tornado damage to printing company roof, cars and utility lines in the Montebello area of Los Angeles. @latimesphotos @latimes #MontebelloTornado

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

“Saw an oil slick in the road that reminded me of that joke we had one time, anyway who’s hiring?”

[Cara @carawithac13]

Writers sending in a “checking in” email like “hey happy national cheesecake day haha anyway while I have you I thought I’d check in since it’s been a year but no rush and actually I’ve decided to fake my own death so you don’t even need to respond haha have a great week!!!"

[Steven White @MiddleRelief]

THIS is how you skip the assistant track and go straight to a writing staff—

[Writers’ Assistant Lab @WritersAsstLab]

@analydiamonaco @emma_soren “No previous credited writing experience” does not mean “No previous writing experience”

[Emma Soren @emma_soren]

Obviously there was a lot of messy stuff going on with The Idol but it’s strange to frame an assistant getting promoted as a negative?? Like so often assistants write scenes and don’t get credited or promoted - this part is actually good!