Time for TVWriter™’s Monday look at our 5 most popular blog posts of the week ending yesterday. They are, in order:
Month: March 2017
LB reads ‘The Shape of Ideas’
by Larry Brody
Speaking of Grant Snider, as we did back on Tuesday, Grant the Greatest has a new book coming out April 18, 2017. I haven’t read it yet – as a book – but I know it’s going to be sensational because I have read or looked at – or whatever words you use when you’re perusing a collection of cartoons – just about everything the man has ever posted on the interwebs, and his entire body of work has been, in a word, wonderful.
The new book, The Shape of Ideas, An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity, is an amazingly beautiful and uncommonly perceptive look at creativity by one of the most creative cartoonists since Thomas Nast. Published by Abrams Books, the hardcover edition in particular promises to be magical.
And that’s at the very least.
Indie Video: Precipicio
We’ve been in an indie video kind of place this week at TVWriter™, exploring its potential, both creatively and business wise. The following indie video, by Wendy Eduarte, is less than 2 minutes long, but it has had a huge effect on those here who’ve seen it.
FWIW, we’ve never been certain of what “art” really is…but all of us think this could be it:
https://vimeo.com/203956723
Have You Been Checking the ‘TVWriter™ Writing & Showbiz News Feed’?
We started our new news feed about a month ago, and last week it made our “Most Viewed” AKA “Top Posts” AKA “Don’t Miss” Posts of the Week listings, so its definitely gaining traction. Lots of good stuff there, with direct links to each news source.
The page is updated every couple of hours with showbiz news, writing news and tips, and – this TVWriter™ minion’s personal favorite – scurrilous gossip about the rich and near-rich and famous and near-famous.
Yo, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers! This One’s for You!
Great advice from a site by, about, and for pro s-f and fantasy writers…and all of us aspiring to, erm, same:
Advice On Landing a Genre TV Lit Agent
by Joshua Sky
For those interested in breaking into genre television writing, an agent is paramount. They are the gatekeepers into a very exclusive world with a limited number of buyers. Here are some useful tips to garner representation. Please keep in mind: There is no one way of becoming represented, and this is solely based on my personal experience.
The first thing a writer will need are two killer television scripts, in the same format and in their target genre. This may sound obvious, but is nevertheless true. The hardest part isn’t just writing your script, it’s getting someone to read it, which is why it has to be excellent because second chances with a script reader are rare. The reason the writer will need at least two samples is because the agent wants proof that the scribe can do it more than once.