Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – May 7, 2018

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

‘The Following’ Season 4 was Cancelled by Fox Because the TV Series Became a Victim of Lazy Writing! read article

Larry Brody: Showbiz, Adrenaline, and Testosterone Too

by Larry Brody

NOTE FROM LB: Once upon a time, I wrote a book called Turning Points in Television. It was supposed to be a legit history book, but I soon realized that the only things I felt comfortable writing about were those I could be absolutely sure were true – because they’d happened to me.

Fortunately, I had a wonderful editor who went along with my need to take a more or less phenomenological approach (great word, “phenomenological,” no?), and he gave me the green light to take that road. read article

Peggy Bechko on Writing: When a Draft isn’t ‘Just a Draft’

by Peggy Bechko

Have you ever – or is it more accurate to ask, how many times have you – spoken of something you’ve written, a novel, a script a short story as ‘just a draft’.

Have you used it as an excuse for something you perceived to be not very good? read article

David Perlis: Dave Searches for Love

NOTE FROM LB: Regular TVWriter™ visitors will remember David Perlis, who honored us with his writing presence throughout much of 2017. After which he left L.A. to return to his home state of Louisiana to continue the quest that is his (and all of ours as well) life. How’s he faring? Let’s find out:

Dave Searches For Love
by David Perlis

Sometimes I don’t know why I’m single. Enter Symone:

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The 2018 ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest

Time now for a few words about one of TVWriter™’s favorite genres:

The 2018 ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest is open for submissions and we’re thrilled to announce this year’s killer Hollywood jury! read article