25 Things Mark Evanier has Learned About the Comic Book Industry

Mark Evanier, one of the biggest writing talents in TV, comic books, and blogging is writing a series of articles on the comic book industry, which – no surprise here – it turns out is very much like the TV biz as well.

Here’s Mark’s latest installment on the subject. (I couldn’t find all of the previous parts, but here’s one.)

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How to Find Film Work in a Pandemic

Good advice about surviving in the mean streets of Hollywood during this difficult time.

 by Matt Jacobs
via Filmmaking Lifestyle

This has been a wild year for our industry. Film production relies on the teamwork of hundreds, sometimes thousands of people, often physically in one tight space. read article

Stephanie Bourbon on Using a Beat Sheet

LB’S NOTE: One of our fave TV writers-illustrators-screenwriters-vloggers, Stephanie Bourbon, reminds us that organizing your story, whether it’s for TV, film, or publication, is more crucial than any of us likes to admit. (How long have I been preaching this? Huh? Huh? Thanks for the support, Stephanie!)

How to Use a Beat Sheet
by Stephanie Bourbon

…And finish that work in progress. read article

The Surprise Success of ‘Limitless’ on TV and Film and More?

Hits are in the eyes, ears, and assorted other senses of the beholders we love so much – the AUDIENCE.

So it goes.

This video brought to us by Just Write YouTube Channel…and they promise a follow-up is on the way.

Use your characters’ hopes and dreams to bring them to life

Nathan Bransford, TVWriter™’s favorite publishing know-it-all, is a big believer in hopes and dreams, for writers, readers, and the characters we write and read all about.

by Nathan Bransford

You probably already know that motivation is everything in a novel. Nearly everything worth reading flows from a character who wants something and actively goes after it. read article