PJ McIlvaine: The Winding Road

Doesn’t get much windier!

by PJ McIlvaine

Everyone’s path is different. Sometimes it’s easy; you query a few agents and get an offer right away. Other times, it’s a near miss or outright passes, or, sadly, total silence.

You wonder what’s wrong and fall into an abyss of despair and doubt. Why hasn’t everyone fallen in love with your pretty, shiny, new bauble that you labored on for months, even years?

The short answer, it’s a crapshoot. read article

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS, AUDIO EDITION – 10/17/19

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

Stephanie Bourbon on How to Make MONEY As A CREATIVE

One of the best things we have to say about Stephanie Bourbon is that she doesn’t hesitate to tackle the tough issues. And right here, right now, she’s taking on one of the toughest – making a living as a writer, artist, or other creative.

Click below, gang, so you too can learn the answer to your parents’ biggest question when you told them your creative dreams: “But…but…but, why can’t you get a real job?” read article

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS, AUDIO EDITION – 10/10/19

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

Starting A Career in Comics

Mark Evanier, one of TVWriter™s favorite creative forces, is the possessor of more writing knowledge than just about every textbook except LB’s. Here he is answering one of the first questions every pro writer is always asked because – yes, it’s true – to this very day he’s still participating in his first life – writing comics!

by Mark Evanier

Richard Gagnon writes… read article