Via Nathan Bransford: How an editor at a publisher acquires a book

When Nathan Bransford offers writing or publishing advice, we listen…and advise  y’all (especially prose writers) to do the same. Here’s another reason why, via Nathan’s guest  

We know an editor wouldn’t really steal your book. This is just a fun metaphor, yeah?

by Christine Pride

Greetings writerly people! read article

Herbie J Pilato on the Passing of Ed Asner

Ed Asner was an actors’ actor. You name it, he could do it, and probably do it best. Without him, there would still have been a Mary Tyler Moore Show, but we here at TVWriter™ don’t believe for a minute that it would have been the much-acclaimed, uberpopular, multiple Emmy Award winner it was. Here’s Herbie J’s take on a helluva guy.

Photo by Dan Holm

He Had Spunk! A Tribute to Ed Asner
by Herbie J Pilato

“I regard myself as a beautiful musical instrument, and my role is to contribute that instrument to scripts worthy of it.” (Ed Asner in a recent interview with author Herbie J Pilato.)

Asner died August 29, 2021, at age 91. read article

Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt on the Making of Apple TV+’s ‘Ted Lasso’

Hey, Ted Lasso isn’t just Larry Brody’s and TVWriter™’s favorite comedy series of 2020 and 2021, it’s pretty much the fave of just about every writer we know. So y’all better watch this, hear? And learn!

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Top Views on TVWriter™ for the Month of August 2021

Hi Selena! Does this mean you love us? (Of course it does.)

Good morning! Welcome to another new month at TVWriter™.  Weekly and daily views are already available (continuously updated) via the righthand column of every post and page on this site

Here, in order, are last month’s 10 most popular blog posts and resource pages.

‘The Following’ Season 4 was Cancelled by Fox Because the TV Series Became a Victim of Lazy Writing! read article

Speaking of Labor Day

Man, Our Wondrously Disnified Showbiz Really has the Boss/Worker Thing Down, Doesn’t It?

TVWriter™ is taking the day off today, because we believe all working people deserve to:

  • BE SHOWN APPRECIATION FOR ALL THEY DO
  • ENJOY A DAY OF REST

And also because we believe that the American labor union movement is something to be appreciated, supported, and when you get right down to it, cherished.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LABOR MOVEMENT AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT HERE

We’ll be back tomorrow with our usual beginning-of-the-week fare! read article