48 - Selling Your Own Network TV Show with Evan McGahey (Outlander, The Black List)

Evan McGahey, staff writer on Season 8 of Outlander, breaks down how he worked his way up in TV from support staff to staff writer; how he recently sold his original TV pitch to a major studio; and what he predicts with future writers given Hollywood's contraction and battle over A.I.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

1:30 - Writing a first episode of Outlander

3:00 - Lessons from writing an episode after working as writers room support staff

4:20 - Experience co-writing an episode with another writer

5:00 - How Evan landed a support staff role on Outlander

7:26 - How Evan made the connections who ended up referring him for the interview

10:00 - How to sell an original show to a major network

15:45 - Choosing a production companies

17:06 - Landing a manager

18:30 - Co-writing a pilot

20:10 - Getting started in TV writing: first jobs—

26:20 - Writer’s PA vs. Writer’s Assistant: how to maximize each job

28:20 - Why Evan chose Outlander over staying at NBC’s The Black List

35:00 - We Survived ’til ’25, now what?: How to navigate the current contraction as a writer

39:50 - Writers vs. A.I.

43:40 - From going to USC to become a doctor to switching to pursuing screenwriting with a biology degree

44:00 - underGRAD

47:46 - Having a dedicated creative space for working

50:50 - TIME CAPSULE

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