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Im in this aspiring TV writers room on clubhouse and i hate to burst bubbles like mine was burst but nearly every writer’s assistant or writer i know that didn’t get their start from a fellowship had someone famous make a phone call for them to get them into the room 
Of course, work really hard, perfect your craft and all that. But it’s just not true to pretend that all of these people are getting in these rooms off the strength of their work alone. They know people who know people. I appreciate everyone who tells the truth about that.
The things you can control? How polished your writing is. How you treat people.
Read as many screenplays as you can get your hands on. Read screenplays from pilots you love. Read ones from pilots you hate. Be able to understand why something works or doesnt work. Write your own. Get as much free feedback from friends/fellow aspiring screenwriters as you can
When you’ve exhausted your free resources and youve polished your screenplay as much as possible, look to competitions where you can get professional feedback. Some have fee waivers too, so ask about those. Get your screenplays in the best possible shape.
Form a writer’s group with other emerging writers so you can get in the habit of giving and receiving feedback.
Network horizontally. Follow TV writers on social. It probably won’t lead to employment, but when people are feeling generous, they offer useful advice / helpful opportunities. Ppl did do callouts for new writers on Twitter this summer. Could happen again.
It’s all so arbitrary tho. Ppl get opportunities at the whim of ppl who have the opportunities to give. Book authors get their work turned into a show. Ppl’s Twitter accounts have been optioned for a show. A viral video could do it. There’s no roadmap and that can be frustrating.
Or liberating! Depending on your perspective. Create dope work and then do it again and then do it again and then do it again. Be authentic to yourself in your work and make your best possible work. The rest is random af. May the odds be ever in your favor.
