Taste – Well, Read – a Sample of Peggy Bechko’s Romance Writing

Why? Well, how about cuz she’s a Contributing editor to this very website and has, in fact, written many of TVWriter™’s most popular articles?

Or cuz one of our most important editors – we’re looking at you, munchman – has been crushing on Peggy forever?

Or this all-important little tidbit – Peggy Bechko is absolutely the best at what she does. read article

Five Common Screenwriting Mistakes Made By Film Students

Ever ask yourself, “Self, what are the five most common screenwriting mistakes made by film students?

Ever get an answer?

Well, you are now: read article

TVWriter™’s Top Posts of the Week Ending July 24th 2015

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The posts TVWriter™ visitors clicked on most during the past week were:

2015 PEOPLE’S PILOT Finalists! read article

Is the TV Academy finally warming to genre series?

Last week’s Emmy nominations are so chock full of science fiction, fantasy, and horror shows that even the most ardent fans are almost satisfied. (Because, hey, they we can never be happy no matter what, right?)

It’s so obvious that even the very earthbound Los Angeles Times has noticed. Will genre-love be the wave of television’s future?

Tatiana Masiany is recognized at last!
Tatiana Masiany is recognized at last!

by Meredith Blake

Amid the usual cries of snub that followed Thursday’s Emmys nominations announcement — where was “Empire” or “Jane the Virgin”? — were some audible sighs of relief. Finally, Tatiana Maslany had been nominated for her virtuoso performance on “Orphan Black,” a possibility most fans and even the most optimistic prognosticators had written off after back-to-back snubs by the TV Academy. read article

Crowd Funding: LB Recommends: “Kros: Hallowed Ground” on Kickstarter

Kros Captureby Larry Brody

John Ostrander, an irregular contributor to TVWriter™, is one of the best writers working in any medium and genre today. For me, his greatest creation is the character “Grimjack,” an anti-hero I’ve always wished I’d created, dammit. In fact, that’s how I’ve always thought of it: “Wish I’d created Grimjack. Dammit!”

You may know King John for other things. Like maybe his work on a host of fine comics, including SUICIDE SQUAD, which is set to open as a major tentpole/franchise/whatever feature film early next year.

I mean, dude’s good, got it?92f6e747e5f53328fb0407e3307213a5_original read article