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#022 - Valerie Armstrong // Writer and Showrunner

#022 - Valerie Armstrong // Writer and Showrunner

Update: 2024-07-01

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Before Valerie Armstrong was able to sell her show "Kevin Can F**k Himself" (spoilers ahead of you haven't watched yet) to AMC, she worked a number of different jobs to pay the rent. Whether it was being an assistant to the owner of a Pistachio farm, working as an NBC Page, or being a writing assistant on "Masters of Sex", these jobs prepared Valerie for the daunting task of creating her own original series. We talked with her about the highs and lows of making it as a writer, what the inside of a writer's room looks like, and how surrounding yourself with the right people makes everything that much better.

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#022 - Valerie Armstrong // Writer and Showrunner

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