Young revolutionary creators inevitably become old reactionary creators. Or, as various mythologies demonstrate, young heroes all too often age into old tyrants.
The following is a case in point all of us would do well to remember.
Category: Cartoons
Cartoon: Writing for Hire
This cartoon has made the rounds of the interwebs so thoroughly, that we couldn’t find who to credit for it.
It wasn’t supposed to be about TV (or film writing) but simply about “business.” But since our business is creativity, Your Friendly Neighborhood Team TVWriter™ noticed more than just a few similarities to our Not Necessarily So Friendly Industry.
Or, as William Fordes once said, while working away as a writer and producer on Law & Order: “We get into this business seeing ourselves as muralists. We wake up to find we’re house painters.”
Cartoon: ‘the beloved book’
As far as we at TVWriter™ are concerned, nobody anywhere communicates the feelings creativity arouses in both audience and creator as well as Grant Snider, philosopher-cartoonist extraordinaire.
For example:
Cartoons: 3 More Cartoons About Writers That No Writer Should Be Without
Found on the interwebs. As in all over the interwebs. Which, just between us, seems like a very good sign.
Could being a writer finally be…cool?
Happy Writerly Wednesday!
Grant Snider’s Latest Achievement – A Children’s Book for Us All
Our fave philosopher-cartoonist, Grant Snider, has written his first children’s book, and it’s now available for pre-order.
The cover alone has us salivating, and when you’re as old as this particular TVWriter™ minion, that ain’t as easy as it sounds:
