How To Become A Substance Addicted Hollywood Writer

Don’t let your mothers read this one, newbies. But definitely read David Silverman’s wise words yourselves – and remember, knowledge – even if it’s scary as hell – ultimately will give you power:

For those who don’t recognize him, here’s Edgar Allan Poe

by David Silverman, MA, LMFT

It’s relatively easy. First you get a job as a screenwriter or TV writer. You get to deal with deadlines, rejection, and a roller-coaster of ups and downs in your career. You might encounter heartache, or agonize over where your next job is coming from.  You could be the flavor of the month one day and forgotten the next.

On the other hand, you might just become successful, buy a house in the Hollywood Hills, drive a Lamborghini, and chase after beautiful starlets. You might have wild parties where your friends and acquaintances share drugs, or get hammered and carry on long into the night. read article

Cartoon: ‘Zits’ Gets It

Writerly cartoon of the day:

This one’s dedicated to all our comedy writing friends…and the parents of teenagers everywhere. (Gotta love these first world problems.)

From the Cable Graveyard to Netflix Darling: Something Amazing Happened to ‘YOU’

by Rick Drew

Love it or loathe it, YOU, the series that drew little attention when the dark anti-hero thriller/romance first aired on the Lifetime network, has become a viral hit after re-premiering on Netflix in December of 2018.

The modest ten-episode series that barely reached a viewership of 600,000 in its initial broadcast hit the 40,000,000 mark when it landed on the international streaming service. read article

The Founder of The Black List Speaks

Did Franklin Leonard start a revolution when he created The Black List blog? Opinion on that may be divided, but the site definitely opened a whole new world of opportunity for new screen and TV writers, for which we at TVWriter™ are grateful.

Here’s a look into how it began:

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Meet Herbie J Pilato at Book Soup

TVWriter™’s very own man about town, Mr. Herbie J Pilato his very self (as our blogging hero, Keith Telly Topping, would say) is looking forward to meeting y’all at his next Los Angeles book signing.

With MARY: THE MARY TYLER MOORE STORYHerbie J offers the first full-scale, objective, and detailed biography of the actress best known from The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. read article