Why TV & Film Writers have to – gulp – Network!

http://www.thestarta.com/articles/scaling/7-reasons-attend-networking-event/

No matter our job title, we’re all salespeople. So it goes….

Damn. Whatever happened to the obsessed writer sitting alone in a room, safe from worldly harm while exposing her soul?

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And the moral of this story is: Even being a genius isn’t enough if enough of the right people don’t love you. read article

How to Format Your Spec Screenplay

We saw this on the TVWriter™ WRITING & SHOWBIZ NEWSWATCH and immediately realized that our visitors deserve (and probably need) a bigger taste of this very valuable formatting info to make sure y’all visit the source. So:

HOW TO FORMAT A SCRIPT FOR THE SPEC MARKET
by ScriptReaderPro

If you’re confused by how to format a script, you’re in the right place. The following post contains excerpts from our book, “Master Screenplay Format: A Clear Guide On How To Format a Screenplay For The Spec Market. read article

My name is Wil Wheaton. I live with chronic Depression, and I am not ashamed.

The depressed creative – formerly known as the depressed artist – is a common cliche.  The truth, however, is that depression is pervasive throughout modern society, irrespective of talent, interests, and/or lack of same.

Wil Wheaton’s written something quite wonderful in its way, and inasmuch as he has put it out there to be shared, we’ve decided to bring his experience to our corner of the interweb, hoping that it will carry with it the understanding and hope that so many of us need.

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Best Coffee Cups for Writers

What, you ask, is our definition of “Best?” Damned if we know. It’s like the definition of art – we just know.

And, even after all these years, still the TVWriter™ fave:

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Cartoon: ‘Ode to an Unfinished Book’

Grant Snider makes this TVWriter™ minion feel like she belongs. (And there aren’t many people I can say that about.) Case in point:

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