Mike Gauyo: Insecure

About this episode

Mike Gauyo discusses his career as a TV writer and his mentorship initiative for Black writers.

Mike Gauyo is a TV writer in LA. Credits include Insecure (HBO) and Ginny & Georgia (Netflix) among other projects. He’s the founder of The Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative which is paving pathways for emerging Black writers in Hollywood. Here are some resources Gauyo recommends in this episode: Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Insecure Fruit Podcast The Writer's Room Podcast The Screenwriters Rant Room Podcast On Writing Podcast from WGA The Screenwriter's Bible, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Mike Gauyo

Topics covered

• TV writing
• Black writers
• Hollywood mentorship
• Insecure
• scriptwriting resources

Keywords

• Mike Gauyo
• Insecure
• Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes
• TV writer
• Hollywood
• mentorship
• scriptwriting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO, Netflix, The Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative

Products: The Screenwriter's Bible, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier

Books & works: Insecure, Ginny & Georgia, Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes, Fruit Podcast, The Writer's Room Podcast, The Screenwriters Rant Room Podcast, On Writing Podcast from WGA

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