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Here’s an early, mock-up of the book cover and spine for MARY, my new biography of Mary Tyler Moore, set for a December/January release.
We keep saying this, but, hey, we mean it: Audio Series AKA Audio Drama, AKA Audio Drama Podcasts, AKA Audio Dramacasts (and probably a whole lot more) are a wonderful way to get your muse off affordably. This article says it another way, and since a whole lot of y’all aren’t listening to us we thought we’d give this angle a try:
Television for your ears. I think that is the simplest way to describe an audio drama. After discovering audio drama podcasts, I felt like I had found one of the industry’s best kept secrets and that I should guard it like Gollum with the ring. I later realized it was no secret but, rather a misrepresented industry. I am here to tell you that audio dramas are not just for anyone but, more specifically, for EVERYONE.
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Did you know that not only scenes but also words have subtext? We didn’t either, until we watched the latest from our favorite etymologist, Arika Okrent:
Admit it. You never even thought to wonder about what Arika’s just shown us, have you? Ah, the wonder of words!
Grant Snider shows us where writers come from. Who knew books were really acorns?
More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE
Andy Goldenberg, the comedic mind behind zombie rom com BAD TIMING, presents FOOT TRAFFIC, the short (3 minutes is all it takes to do an excellently satirical job) tale about a world in which you need Walker’s Insurance to, well, walk.
FOOT TRAFFIC is 1 of the Top 4 Finalists in the Mobile Film Category of the 2nd Annual AT&T Shape Film Festival and Andy needs OUR votes to win the grand prize.
This TVWriter™ minion got a good solid chuckle out of this very well done three-minute short, and we think you will too.