LB’s Poetry: “The Love Song of Zane Simon Marx”

NOTE FROM LB: 

I came to L.A. to write for television in the late ’60s, and with my first gig one of what was to be several love-hate relationships, both professional and personal, began. I did pretty well with the professional thing, at least – achieved every one of my goals as a TV writer, actually, although it feels immodest to say it. Many of my friends from that era did the same. And, professionally speaking, some achieved even more. The following is a true story of that time and place, reflecting bits and pieces of us all:

The Love Song of Zane Simon Marx
by Larry Brody

The moon taunts him. read article

Peggy Bechko’s World: Writer’s, Don’t Wait for Inspiration

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Real world inspiration?

by Peggy Bechko

 “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”

? Jack London

One of my favorite quotes on writing. read article

TVWriter™ Don’t-Miss Posts of the Week – August 8th

In case you’ve missed what’s happening at TVWriter™, the most popular blog posts during the week ending yesterday were:

Writers Guild Foundation – Breaking In At Any Age read article

Old Dog, New… Whatever

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by Robert Gregory Browne

This post isn’t about writing books, but it is about writing—a couple different kinds of writing, in fact.

That said, it has less to do with writing than it does with our willingness to adapt and change and never being afraid to chase our dreams.

When I was thirteen, I read my first “adult” book, which was serialized in a magazine, called SOMEBODY OWES ME MONEY by Donald Westlake. Reading that book, a comedy murder mystery about a cab driver named Chet who simply wants to collect his nine hundred dollar bet, only to find his bookie stabbed to death, was a revelation to me. And I can say with certainty that it is the reason I became a novelist. read article

CARGO 3120 Chapter Six

More CARGO 3120.

If you’re not up to speed on this fine s-f novella and the series it’s designed to introduce, please start from the beginning HERE

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