3 Types of Satire Every Storyteller Should Know

PeterSellers doing what he did best – no, not chewing the scenery (although he’s doing that too)

Did you know that there are at least three different types of satire? Did you know that satire doesn’t have to be funny. (Just being snarky will do.) Thank God Studio Binder is here to explain!

Nathan Bransford: What to cut when your book is too long

Nathan Bransford offers advice on how to handle a situation every writer (in just about every medium) is familiar with: How to choose what to cut out when you’ve gone over your )or your editor’s, or producer’s, whatever) page count. This one’s definitely a must-read.

by Nathan Bransford

Kill your darlings” is one of the most repeated bits of writing advice out there, but how do you know which darlings to murder? You need to decide what to cut from a novel, but it can be tricky. read article

Stop Worrying About Things You Can’t Control

To quote TVWriter™ minion’s Very Close Friend the Freudian Psychiatrist:

It isn’t the situations you find yourself in that are stressing you out, it’s your reactions to them!

That being the case, here’s some good advice about how to handle your self-sabotaging mind and, you know, get some productive writing or reading or viewing or even living done. read article

PJ McIlvaine: Some Things Never Change

by PJ McIlvaine

(NOTE FROM LB: It’s been far too long since PJ McIlvaine, who just as the pic above tells us, is indeed a “Dragon of Magical Things” (and a most powerful one at that) graced this website and we are sooo glad to have her back, even for just this tasty little teaser.)

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Last Week’s Most Important Cord Cutting Developments

Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front. This time around:Spectrum Returns to Roku, Comcast and ViacomCBS Team Up, and More!

Cord Cutters Video Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6tUZA7GiIZPaUu4FQXnFYA read article