Writers for TV know a lot, and can teach novelists a thing or two …
Writers can learn a lot about successful TV shows. “How I Met Your Mother” was one of my favorite sit-coms, and here’s an article about what we writers can learn from it:
http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/7-things-how-i-met-your-mother-can-teach-us-about-writing?et_mid=668728&rid=245803245
Regina Morris