Peggy Bechko on Writing Without Boundaries

Um, it’s a map, without borderlines. Get it? An outline without boundaries.

 by Peggy Bechko

All right screenwriters, TV writers and writers of all stripes. Have you ever thrown all concepts of structure to the wind, all outlining directives out and just written something on the fly?

Really. I recommend it. For a while forget the novel ‘structure’, forget the 3-act structure. Forget all those rules and directives you’ve been told and have been following.

Just sit down with an idea and write…and write…and write. read article

Larry Brody’s Poetry: ‘Many Years Ago I Was Given A Gift’

 by Larry Brody

NOTE FROM LB

Performance art?

Many Years Ago I Was Given A Gift

Many years ago I was given a gift, read article

TVWriter™ Don’t-Miss Posts of the Week – August 7, 2017

Time for TVWriter™’s  Monday look at our 5 most popular blog posts of the week ending yesterday. They are, in order:

Looking for TV Pilot Scripts? read article

WGAW August 2017 Calendar

Here it is. Just what we’ve all been waiting for. This month’s Writers Guild of America West activities calendar. For members and non-members alike:

Clickable version is HERE

Nielsen’s TV ratings now include Hulu and YouTube TV

The end of “real” TV is, um, nigh. Very nigh:

by Anthony Ha

Nielsen is taking a big step in measuring streaming TV today with the addition of Hulu and YouTube TV to its ratings. read article