In this encore edition of the Morning Media Menu from 2010, we interviewed Where’d You Go, Bernadette author Maria Semple. Press play below to listen on SoundCloud.

She talked about her transition from television scriptwriter to novelist. Semple wrote for shows that included Beverly Hills 90210, Saturday Night Live, Mad About You, and Arrested Development.

During the interview, Semple (pictured, via) delivered some tough advice for writers considering moving into scriptwriting.

New Yorker Staff Writer Shares Advice

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