Television Writing with Pang-Ni Landrum from Malcolm in the Middle - 001

Pang-Ni (Bonnie) Landrum, a recovering Big 10 mascot and daughter
of an Asian tiger mom and a Southern military cop dad, has
written on both comedy and drama shows including Malcolm in the
Middle and JJ Abrams’ Six Degrees. She has sold pilot scripts to
Sony, Touchstone Television and E! A co-founder of SeaGlass
Theatre in Los Angeles, she also writes and produces the micro
web series, The Aftermooners. Through Words Empower Media,
Pang-Ni and co-creator Jennifer Quintenz, publish anthologies of
short stories written by fellow television writers to benefit
non-profits. In 2014, their inaugural release, EMPOWER: Fight
Like A Girl raised funds for the Lupus Foundation of America
while the proceeds for the upcoming EMPOWER: Mind Over Matter
will go toward brain cancer research. Follow Pang-Ni on twitter
and periscope: @pangni.


Recommended sites:


Deadline.com


Variety.com


HollywoodReporter.com


TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com


TubeFilter.com


Recommended writing books:


Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott


On Writing by Stephen King


Save the Cat by Blake Snyder


Biggest mistake: "Not keeping in touch."


Smartest move: "Learning how to draw from my life." 


When she knew she really broke into television writing: "1) When
the money I was sending my mom was more than what my dad was
sending her for alimony, 2) when my former writing partner and I
were on Malcolm in the Middle & we got picked up for a second
season


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