Month: December 2017

Everything you need to know about creating great villains – in only 7ish minutes

Good versus evil can be a hell of a lot of fun…when it isn’t in real life. This video by Daniel Whidden gives us a quick insight into how to set up the kind of conflict that sells gets viewers to the edge of their chairs.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Sorry, my leetle babushka of a minion, but I had to change that second sentence above because nobody knows what %$#! sells. Yer Friendly Neighborhood Munchman.)

Villains play an integral role in storytelling. In this video essay, I look at how the ideologies of heroes and villains clash to create great stories. read article

The Ultimate Writing Mixtape

Never let is be said that TVWriter™ doesn’t give you all the important stuff when it comes to writing, creativity, and all those other great hashtaggy things:

by Robert Lee Brewer

Recently, I had iTunes on random and a couple songs played back-to-back that had lines about writing. It didn’t take long for me to wonder, “What are the best songs for writers and about writing?” So I started making my own list, and I put out a call on Facebook and Twitter (find my handles below if you love being part of such conversations). read article

Why Even The Best TV Storytellers Need To Know When To Call It Quits

Yeah, yeah, we know. There you are, barely having gotten started on your TV writing career, and what are we doing over here? Yep, we’re bringing you info on knowing when it’s time to cash out. But if you think about it a minute, what we’re doing makes sense. Cuz if we can persuade just one of you to leave your staff gig, that’s one more slot that’s open to…yeah, hehe…us.

Evil, thy true name is desperation!

pic found at pickthebrain.com

by Andy Crump

Knowing when a story no longer needs to be told matters as much as knowing whether it’s a good story in the first place. read article

You’ll Never Guess Who the Highest Grossing Actor in the World is!

Don’t ever let anybody put writers down!

Found at Cracked.Com. If this doesn’t convince you to check out the site, nothing will.

Cartoon: ‘The Search’

Our favorite artist/philosopher, Grant Snider, reminds us of what this whole “creative thing” really is about:

More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception at Incidental Comics, HERE read article