ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS AUDIO EDITION – 12/12/19

by Bob Tinsley

Why should you as a visitor to TVWriter™ be interested in making audio fiction? Why should you be interested in making podcasts? Discoverability, that’s why.

The meaning of the word podcast is evolving to include any episodic, audio-only production whether nonfiction or fiction. Agents and major studios have started trawling through podcasts and their creators for new content and talent.  read article

Diana Vacc sees “Check Inn to Christmas”

by Diana Vaccarelli

Its that time again.  One of my favorites –  Hallmark Channel holiday movie season!!!! Oh yeah!

As cheesy as these movies are, they bring relief from the stress of everyday living.  The first in this series of film reviews from yours truly is Check Inn to Christmas. read article

More about ‘Rejection’ from Mark Evanier

Mark Evanier, one of the biggest writing talents in TV, comic books, and blogging has been writing a series of articles on the subject of rejection as faced by all creative people.

Here’s Mark’s latest installment on the subject. (To be precise, it’s Part 25):

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OBSESSING OVER THREE-ACT STRUCTURE? HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO INSTEAD

The latest helpful guide to screenplay and teleplay writing from our friends at Script Reader Pro:

by Script Reader Pro

If there’s so much information out there on how to craft the perfect three-act structure, why is it so hard to put it into practice in your own script? Why is it so difficult to know how the hell to fill those 50-60 pages in Act Two? read article

Stephanie Bourbon talks about NaNoWriMo

Our fave writer-illustrator-screenwriting-vlogger, Stephanie Bourbon, has a treat for us. Not one but two videos about everybody’s sort of favorite writing, um, “thing,” NaNoWriMo AKA National Novel Writing Month.

Didja know it’s a contest? This TVWriter™ minion didn’t. >sigh< read article