‘The Age of Witches’ has arrived in Larry Brody’s Backyard

LB’S NOTE: Port Townsend, the biggest little town across Puget Sound from Seattle where I live, is one of the most innovative places for artists of all kinds in the good ole U.S.A.

Don’t believe it? Here’s the kind of thing Port Townsandians are regularly up to:

by Diane Urbani de la Paz

“Annis and James had a chance, if they decided to take it. She wouldn’t make the decision for them, but she could help them to see what was possible. read article

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS AUDIO EDITION – 05/14/2020

by Bob Tinsley

Why should you as a visitor to TVWriter™ be interested in creating audio fiction? Why should you be interested in making podcasts? Discoverability, that’s why.

Here’s the latest news to help you and your podcast get discovered: 

Music from https://filmmusic.io
“The Builder” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) read article

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What has our Writers Guild done for us lately?

Glad you asked because the Guild has a wonderful answer in Writers Connect, a short newsletter members now get every week.

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10 Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – May 11, 2020

Good morning! Welcome to another new week at TVWriter™. Here’s a look at the most popular blog posts and resource pages during the  last 7 days.

They are, in order: read article

Netflix Now Has Almost 183 Million Subscribers

Other showbiz giants are suffering because of COVID-19, but here’s one that’s doing a wee bit better (to see the absolute least).

So this is what a happy CEO (in this case Reed Hastings) looks like

by Natalie Jarvey

People watching more entertainment programming while sheltering at home propelled Netflix to a strong first three months of 2020, the company announced Tuesday

The streaming giant added 15.8 million subscribers during the first quarter of the year, a period of record growth that has rocketed its global base to nearly 183 million. read article