Attention WGAW members!
LB recently got the following message from that self same organization, AKA The Writers Guild of America West, with valuable info y’all ought to be knowing…and, more important, acting upon. So, with no further ado:
Category: Resources
40 years worth of TV writing experience and info, yours for the taking.
Peggy Bechko’s World: Writers, are You Fearing Success?
by Peggy Bechko
Fearing success?
Of course you’d say no!
How to get the top job in TV: showrunner
Speaking of articles originally posted elsewhere, this look into how to become a TV showrunner is one of the best:
by Jethro Nededog
One of the most coveted jobs in television is that of the showrunner, but the career path to that gig isn’t always clear-cut.
In short, a showrunner is the top dog on a TV show. He or she is responsible for approving everything from casting to scripts, from budgets to set designs. All the while, the showrunner has to protect the creative vision for the show.
“Fargo” Showrunner Noah Hawley Speaks
When the creator/showrunner of a series as highly regarded as “Fargo” speaks, we TVWriter™ minions are eager to listen. And now, thanks to the miracle of interweb video, we can gaze upon his super successful countenance in awe and delight as well.
(What? No, that wasn’t irony or sarcasm at all. This particular minion remembers the days before YouTube became the Font of All Knowledge and appreciates its most excellent existence.)
Writers! ManuFixed is Here for You!
EDITOR’S NOTE: TVWriter™ is continually barraged by with requests from people asking us to recommend a solid, reliable editorial service to help writers prepare their teleplays, screenplays, literary manuscripts as such. We’ve never stepped into that trap because such recommendations are fraught with peril.
Now, though, we’ve found a service we’re happy to step up to the plate for. It’s called ManuFixed. Here’s what its creators have to say:
by Samantha Bohrman & Cristina Pippa
Sometimes your family won’t read an eighteenth draft of your script, even though it has a stunning, epic love story and a vivid WWII backdrop. (Some of us may know this from experience.) Perhaps you realize that your current circle of readers doesn’t have the expertise to offer you useful feedback anyway.