Monkeying Around with Carleton Eastlake

About Carleton Eastlake: Carleton graduated from UCLA with degrees in political science and psychology and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School with a concentration in law and the social sciences. After a career in public policy and consumer protection law, being hired on Steven Spielberg's series seaQuest confirmed him as a television writer and producer. He has shared an Edgar and Saturn Awards and is a former board member of the Writers Guild of America West and a past president of PEN Center USA and he is here today to talk about his book Monkey Business.

In this episode, Mike and Carleton discuss:

The importance of having people who recognize your potential The truth about being a television writer Carleton's book, Monkey Business

Having a strong network of supportive people who recognize your potential helps in bringing out the best in you, which absolutely influences your success. Writing a novel is a lot different than writing for a TV series. The former is a very isolated process while the latter is more of a group effort. Working in show business is not always as glamorous as we imagine. It also has an underside, particularly when the show is run by a toxic team of producers vying for primate superiority.