Startups are giving writers and filmmakers more ways to make it in Hollywood

They need us. They really need us.

New writers and filmmakers, we mean. Turns out we’re indispensable in the upcoming New World Order of Media.

But they still won’t love us. Nobody ever loves…writers. read article

Cartoon: Tom Gauld on Writing

Tom Gauld is one of the most influential cartoonists of the 21st Century. This example of his extraordinary talent and insight into the writer’s plight originally appeared in The Guardian.

Mr. Gault has appeared on this site before, HERE read article

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #13 – ‘Movin’ On Ain’t as Easy as It Sounds’

THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to  the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.

In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.

Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B. read article

Two Ways To Become A Hollywood Screenwriter

William Martell – AKA Bill – is one of our favorite people here at TVWriter™, as well as a mighty fine writer and teacher. One of the things we like most about Bill is his absolute refusal to give his web posts, including videos, clickbait titles.

In this case, though, we kind of wish he had. Because these just plain old ways to get started, they’re well thought out scenarios that this TVWriter™ minion has seen work…time and time again.

Take it away, Maestro Martell: read article

Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – Sept. 24, 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