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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The legacy of the teen heroine

Did you know that they adore BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER in the UK? We didn’t either. But then along came:

ooh_buffyby Naomi Alderman

Believe it or not, it’s 10 years now since the last episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired in the UK.

If it doesn’t feel that long – and it doesn’t – it’s because the show was ahead of its time in so many ways: the quick-witted teen-speak which influenced conversation; the craze for stories about vampires who are in love with high school girls in a slightly disturbing way. read article

Self-publishing was way easier than I thought it would be

Self-publishing is cool. Or so almost everyone says. TVWriter™ is all gung-ho about it too. Here’s some helpful info to help all of us write/publish in 2014, courtesy of A Guy What Noze:

howtowriteanovelby Nathan Bransford

It’s been about a month and a half since I self-published How to Write a Novel: 47 Rules for Writing a Stupendously Awesome Novel That You Will Love Forever. Both the e-book and print editions are out, the reviews are coming in, and so far I’ve sold more than 1,500 copies. In the past month the rate of sale has picked up every week, which is really exciting to see.

Here’s the most stupidly surprising thing I learned about self-publishing: It’s really, really easy. read article

Peggy Bechko: I Write Books to Find Out About Things

discoveryby Peggy Bechko

“I write books to find out about things.” ~ Rebecca West

Me to! How about you? Writing is not simply the act of writing, whether we’re talking about writing books like Rebecca West, or scripts or even writing promotional copy.

Mainly it seems we write to find out about things. Things about our world, things about ourselves. Things about quantum physics (well some of us want to know about that). read article

Wanna Become a Pro Script Reader?

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The Bitter Script Reader (who isn’t reading scripts for a living anymore) tells us how to take his place. Talk about being a generous guy!

Ken Levine Answers Our Favorite TV Production Question

And his answer actually surprised us:

by Ken Levine

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Yeppers! This is our hero, Ken Levine!

When you sit down to write characters do you ever think of certain actors for the parts to help yourself write it, even if they might be unattainable, and do you ever go so far to name them (Seth Meyers-like)or is that crossing the line between storyteller and fanatic fan?

Anna, we use specific actors as prototypes all the time. Especially when a team is writing a pilot, having someone in mind greatly helps both partners envision the same character and hear the same voice. We often will select unattainable actors. And sometimes for the draft we’re submitting to the network we’ll flat-out say in the description: (picture Anne Hathaway). read article