Month: July 2018

Sometimes It Really Does Take a Village…of Parents

There’s a certain thing that happens when you become a parent. A softening, an increase in empathy. Ever wonder how that affects your creativity? Here’s an interesting discussion of the matter featuring one of our favorite as yet all-too-undiscovered writers, Ms. Cara Winter:

from Moms-in-Film

Cara Winter is the writer and co-director of Division, a short film currently crowdfunding on IndieGogo about a young, interracial couple who find themselves in a long-distance relationship… even though they live in the same city.

Moms-in-Film chatted with Cara about read article

Cartoons: 3 Writing & Showbiz Cartoons Nobody Should Be Without

Found on the interwebs:

Hagar the Horrible
Foxtrot
Baby Blues

Happy Terrible Tuesday!

Larry Brody: “She Loves Me!” Um, Maybe…kinda…sorta?

NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to  the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I lived on Cloud Creek Ranch, our property in the Ozarks about 15 minutes south of Yellville, Arkansas, population roughly 1200.

In many ways, Cloud Creek was paradise. But it was a paradise we had to keep on earning. Here’s another Monday musing about how our adventure, and the lessons we learned.

Live! From Paradise! #2
By Larry Brody

I’ve spent a lot of time in the woods this past week, cutting down saplings and trimming the cedars that surround Cloud Creek Ranch’s Original Settlers’ Cabins. The result is about an acre of wood that used to be vertical but now lies horizontally on the ground, exposing beautiful flat rock steps leading up to a ridge of caves. When I’m done this will be a terrific area to loaf in, and maybe build a tree house. For now, what I’m doing is the perfect way to stop thinking about all the “important” things and relax. read article

Jason Blum’s Secret for Making Great Horror Films: Hire TV People

It’s official. TV writers, actors, etc. etc. etc. are the best. Just ask Sharp Objects’ Jason Blum:

by Ben Travers

Jason Blum made his name in the movies, but he loves television. The Blumhouse founder loves television so much, he wishes he could be a showrunner. read article

Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – July 9, 2018

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

Larry Brody: “Live! From Paradise! #1” read article