Category: Resources
40 years worth of TV writing experience and info, yours for the taking.
‘Star Trek’ “Short Treks” Stitch ST Canon Together – or Try to Anyway
Promotion-wise, one of the cleverest things CBS All-Access streamer has come up with is a series of short (15 minutes +/-) episodes giving us new glimpses along the Star Trek timeline. Not only does this give trekkers new info about the Trek Universe, it also explains some early inconsistencies, like Spock’s tendency to smile – sometimes inappropriately – back in ST:TOS season 1.
Can fans live without this info and stay fans? Probably, but this TVWriter™ minion has a confession to make: I love feeling like I’m being catered too. And the Short Treks definitely give me that warm buzz. Especially the one about the Spockmeister:
Stephanie Bourbon on Pitching Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
If you think writing your novel, screenplay, or teleplay is hard, think of how much harder it is to pitch your work…not only after you’ve written it but in advance.
In the words of a certain Larry Brody, “No matter what our job title is, we’re all salesmen.” To which this TVWriter™ minion can only add, “So it goes.”
Dan Harmon’s Story Structure 101
In moving images by Will Shoder:
In words and a diagram by Dan Harmon:
Story Structure 101: Super Basic Shit
By Dan Harmon.
Why I Passed On Your Screenplay
A Hollywood pro steps up to tell us how the TV/Film writing biz really works. Our suggestion is that you read it carefully and relish the insight this knowledge gives you.
by Tennyson E. Stead
For almost 10 years, I worked as a development executive for Unified Pictures and Exodus Film Group. One of my chief sources of income over the last year has been writing script coverage, writing development notes, and in general parsing screenplays for writers and producers. My friends, I have read a LOT of screenplays. If you’re an undiscovered screenwriter with more than three our four scripts out there on the market, there’s a fair chance I’ve covered you at some point.
