But Will It Get You a Writing Staff Job?

MediaBistro.Com alerts us to a new app to make job searches easier. Even, they say, for writing jobs. Anyone up to trying this for TV writing? We’ll be happy to post your adventures if you do.

Jojari App Matches Your LinkedIn Page with Job Openings

By Jason Boog

Sick of sifting through pages and pages of job openings that don’t match your resume?

The new Jojari app helps you find a job by matching your LinkedIn page with online job openings. You simply sign into the service using your LinkedIn account, and the search engine will list the best matches. If you don’t want to use LinkedIn, the service also lets you upload your resume to perform the same search.

DALLAS is Back. Hi, Larry H!

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Dallas returns with a vengeance!

by Jaylen Christie

Don’t call it a comeback! Decades after ‘Dallas’ ended it successful run, TNT has revived the landmark series for another round of backstabbing and betrayal! So, how does their version fare? Surprisingly well, actually.

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The Creativity-Boredom Connection

The 99%.Com is filled with great tips, and this is just one of them. Still, whenever we read anything like this we go back to a certain hoary old saying: “If you have to ask, you can’t afford one.” Do the truly creative need to consciously work out how to do what they do?

Why Boredom is Good for Your Creativity

By Mark McGuinness

Like most creatives, you probably have a low boredom threshold. You’re hardwired to pursue novelty and inspiration, and to run from admin and drudgery. Boredom is the enemy of creativity, to be avoided at all costs. Or is it?

Advice for Future Sitcom Writers by Ken Levine

Our favorite sitcom writer who doesn’t know us has some excellent advice about sitcom format. (And, no, we don’t know what the picture has to do with it. You’ll have to ask Ken. Tell him TVWriter™ sent you.)

Advice for Young Writers

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This Week’s Self-Published Bestsellers

It’s not TV, but we think this info is muy importanto:

Self-Published Bestsellers List

By Jason Boog on June 11, 2012 4:42 PM

The massive scale of the self-publishing world can easily overwhelm readers, writers and publishing professionals.

To help GalleyCat readers discover self-published authors, we have compiled lists of the top eBooks in three major marketplaces for self-published digital books: Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords. We will update these lists every week, tracking how writers perform inside these booming marketplaces. read article