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Peggy Bechko Wants to Teach You How to “Romance Your Novel”

Doesn't Peggy look writerly as hell here? As well as, you know, romantic? — Doesn’t Peggy look writerly as hell here? As well as, you know, romantic?

And if anybody can do that, it’s the Pegmeistress.

Here’s the skinny:

Have you wanted to write a Romance Novel, begun it and then just didn’t feelconfident enough to keep on going? Did you have questions you couldn’t resolvefor yourself? Or did you have an idea but didn’t know where to begin? Maybe youworked your way through the first draft, but you feel it just needs something? read article

Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 2/18/14

Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are
by munchman

Neil Gaiman‘s novel Anansi Boys is being made into a BBC miniseries. Although Neil wrote a screenplay for a movie version that fell through a few years ago, no writer has been set yet for the TV version. (Me! Me! See my hand up in the air? See it? Look closer, dammit! Look!)
Dan O’Shannon (MODERN FAMILY) is leaving his Exec Prod gig on that series to start slaving away in a 3 year overall deal with CBS TV Studios. munchman and TVWriter™ will be looking forward to everything that this very funny guy comes up with during his CBS stint. (And you should be calling your representative to see about replacing him on MF cuz you know in your heart you’re just as funny, right? Or almost, anyway.)
Daniel Brocklehurst (UK version of SHAMELESS) is developing Hannah Fidell‘s feature, A TEACHER, into a drama series at HBO. (And munchie’s absolutely positive he’s gonna live this one cuz “The series centers on a high school teacher in her late 20?s in the midst of a torrid affair with one of her students.” Tastelessness and political incorrectness rule!)

Peer Production: MY GIMPY LIFE

My Gimpy Life Capture

Whoa! Where does all this good stuff come from? We can’t believe that it took us so long to find this web series, which just happens to be better than 90% of the comedies on TV – in any country. (Yeppers, we’re including Britcoms here!)

What? Is that scoffing we hear? No scoffing necessary here, gang. Scoffing does not apply. Don’t believe us? Look at this: read article