Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss
Behind the glitz and glamor, Hollywood can be brutal. For every success, there are many more rejections and failures. Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss explores that world and each week a new guest will talk about dealing with rejection, failure and adversity in the entertainment industry. Writer Noah Evslin and podcaster Dan Rutstein ask the questions.
Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss
Take 122 - Writer, Producer, Showrunner Wendy West, Law and Order SVU, Dexter, FBI: Most Wanted
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Season 3
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Episode 22
We talk to Emmy-nominated writer and producer Wendy West.
She talks about researching murder, her love of morgues and being the only woman in the room early in her career.
Wendy talks about mentoring young female writers, supporting veterans and what it's like to work in the Dick Wolf world.
She explains her path to success, her love of crossovers and finding out her show is being cancelled by fax.
A fascinating insight into procedural TV by one of the best to have done it.