Blogging About Your Job: A Big No-no

As a Hollywood writer, you will offend someone eventually.  Remember the Michigan woman's letter writing campaign to advertisers to boycott Married...With Children?  Or more recently, the disabled actors and advocates who were upset by Glee's casting choice?  My own father used to call me every Monday morning to give his review of In Plain Sight which generally concluded with, "...but there's too much cursing."  I can't wait until I write for an HBO show...

You will offend people.  And they will offend you.  Whether it's a woman from Michigan, an advocate for the one group not represented in your cast, or a network executive who just gave you the most incomprehensible note you've ever received, the internet is not the place to vent your frustration.  Yes, people do it.  And many of them almost lose or do lose their jobs.  If you take only one piece of advice from this blog, let it be this: do not post about your work on the internet.  It's not just about whether your boss will care.  What about their boss?  Network or studio execs, advertisers, and so on.  As a young writer, it can be detrimental to your career.