Last time around, TVWriter™ pal Stephanie Bourbon gave us – one and all – some excellent advice about writing a strong opening to our films, TV episodes, novels, short stories, and stage plays.
In today’s exciting installment, she moves on to an equally important (some would say even more important) subject – the writing of the ending.
EDITOR’S NOTE: 60 years after the October 2, 1959 debut of the legendary TV series The Twilight Zone, created by legendary screen and TV writer Rod Serling, TVWriter™ legendary Contributing Editor Emeritus Herbie J Pilato brings all of us a legendary read.
The development and execution of The Twilight Zone and its induction into the annals of TV history is a story of an obsessive need for acceptance on many levels.
by Bob TinsleyWhy 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.
So here’s the latest news to help you and your podcast get discovered.
TVWriter™ Contributing Editor Kelly Jo Brick has taken a break from our e-pages to write for FinalDraft.Com, but that doesn’t mean y’all have to miss her because linking, you know? So here’s the latest from our favorite award winning screenwriter, documentarian, blogger, you-name-it:
Just like there are so many directions you can take a story, there are also many different paths to take when breaking in as a writer. The one common theme, whatever road you go, is that developing a career as a television writer isn’t easy. Final Draft visited with several Emmy®-nominated writers to get their best tips and approaches to dealing with challenges that arise along the way.
In this installment of her web series writing tips, Stephanie Bourbon solves all our film, TV episode, novel, short story, and stage play writing problems–
Oops, not exactly all of them, but certainly one of the most important ones. As in how to write an opening that grips the reader or viewer and compels them to keep on reading or watching.