Emilio Ortega Aldrichworked his way up from production assistant to write tie-in Arrow comics for DC and an episode of the hit CW superhero action series Arrow. That’s where he met Oscar Balderrama, who’s written an Arrow tie-in novel and the forthcoming Arrow graphic novel; he’s also been a script coordinator for the series.
Both of them spoke on the Arrowscreenwriter panel at Eagle Con on May 15, 2015, where they discussed:
The path to writing for a Hollywood series The significance of not just who you know, but who knows you The job descriptions of writers’ assistant, script coordinator, and showrunner To what degree these writers needed to know the DC universe in general and Green Arrow in particular to write for Arrow How screenwriters on a television show work as a team under the leadership of a showrunner How writers working in collaboration can garner an individual “written by” credit, which is the top glory for a writer, and the top pay The shocking secret behind the show bible for Arrow, and How the writers react to fan responses and expectations3522
