Former Larry Brody student Stephanie Olivieri Bourbon has found great success as a writer and illustrator. Now she’s branching out into video with a series of extremely helpful ones about – surprise! – writing and illustrating.
This week we’re especially enjoying this one:
We all love Into the Spider-Verse, yeah? This TVWriter™ minion even knows a rival major studio head who thinks it’s the best film of the year so far. The following video looks into what makes Spider-Verse work so, you know, we all can do it and make everybody who ever turned us down as envious as my studio head friend.
The admonitions (and the glaring look in their eyes) of your English teachers about the rules of grammar gotcha down, bunky? Feeling blocked and queasy because you’re afraid to disappoint?
Well, fugeddaboud it, gang. Live free and write freely! Because here are:
Speaking of writing advice, who do you turn to when you’re looking for advice on what you’ve written? And, more importantly, who should you turn to? Check out these helpful tips.
Getting feedback from fellow writers is a critical way to help your work reach its full potential. But when, how, and with whom should you share your WIP? Here are some things to consider before you share your pages.
Be Ready. Sharing a manuscript when you’re still discovering the story, can derail your creative process and stymie the entire project. If you’re still sorting out plot elements or discovering your characters, consider forming a brainstorming critique group first. Get together with a few trusted authors to talk through your stories and generate ideas about plot, character – whatever element is troubling you. If you know your story well before you invite feedback, you’ll know better how to use the comments you get.
NOTE FROM LB: Contrary to appearances, the Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East do much, much more for their members than lead them into battle with agents.
The combined Writers Guild of America sets minimum wages, administrates health and pension plans for its members (plans in which employers shoulder the heavy part of the financial load – thanks to the Guild), gives awards, throws parties, conducts seminars, holds hands, and has free screenings of contemporary films each month. Here’s what’s happening, screening-wise, in July: