How to Write a TV series Bible

Every TV series has one. But even if your own concept is still to be sold, the process of building a series bible for another series can be a giant step toward your goal of selling your own show. But for now we’ll write a bible, also called a Writer’s Guide, for your own proposed series.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer and word-processing program.

1. Write the concept of your series in not more than two paragraphs.

2. Write where your series takes place.

3. Write a short bio of your continuing characters. Who they are and what they want. Define their relationships with the other characters.

4. Write the challenges that will be faced by your characters each week.

5. Write some sample stories that will be told in your series. Do this in only a few sentences and a single paragraph.

Tips & Warnings

• This can be a sales tool for your spec pilot script.
• Be sure to register the bible with the Writers Guild.

Resources

• Writers Guild of America
• Scripts to download.

[amberzak]

on 6/1/2008 LustyBlackLad, you will be hard pushed to find anyone in a network who will read a hand written bible. This is die to a number of reasons. One is that it can be quite hard to read and understand. Also a computer typed bible looks more professional.

Sorry.

[LustyBlackLad]

on 4/19/2008 Do any networks accept hand-written show Bibles?