ABSTRACT
More than once, I have been approached by a writer whose specific career goal is to write for the so-called “tween” shows. These young scribes see themselves eventually working for places like The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon on shows geared towards kids between the tender ages of 8 and 12 — those formidable years right before the angst-ridden teens. These writers almost always ask me what kind of material will get them in the door. Should they write a spec for whatever tween show happens to be hot at the moment — or should they go the route of writing a tween pilot?
