Writing is difficult enough in and of itself, so the last thing we need is to sit down at our desks (or coffee shop tables) and feel miserable before we even think of the first word. Here’s some good advice on being positive from…aw, you guessed it, The Positivity Blog.
“Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.”
Wayne Dyer
Possibly the most influential American artist of the second half of the 20th Century died two weeks ago, and just about nobody – zip, zilch, nada – knew his name.
We’re talking about Russ Heath, a true master of comic book – and strip – art, who lent his brilliant touch of exaggerated realism to pages published by every major comics house in the U.S. including EC, DC, Marvel, Warren, National Lampoon, and many more including Playboy.
The thing about Heath is that although he wasn’t a big star under his own name, his work affected hundreds of thousands of comics fans and millions of members of the general public…because one of the fans of Heath’s comics was Roy Lichtenstein, who based much of his groundbreaking pop artwork on Heath’s panels…never acknowledging their source publicly or financially.
It’s podcasting! It’s radio! It’s audio drama! And audio comedy too! Whatever you call it, radio style fictional series are having a very big year on the interwebs. Big enough, in fact, so that our very own PEOPLE’S PILOT 2018 Writing Competition has a category (and special prizes and discount entry fees) for the writers working their butts off in this glorious revival.
Which brings us to this post sent to us by good friend Bob Tinsley about how to write your audio comedy, audio drama, radio, or podcast better than you’re probably writing it or them now:
All of us are creative, but not all of us have enough confidence to let those powerful inner juices flow. Here’s some advice to put you on the right path:
The TED Channel strikes again! (“Talks” again? Which is more, um, creative?)
More about good ole reliable TED is HERE
Our second favorite favorite TV and film writing contest. (You all know what the first placer is, right, wink, wink?) The only drawback to the Humanitas Prize Awards is that they’re for produced material only.
Have at it, all you deserving pros!
