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Stephanie Bourbon is right on target once again with excellent advice on a subject that just may be the most necessary yet problematic skill writers need to master.
We’re talking dialog here. AKA “dialogue.” AKA good talk. So, as John Wayne so often said, “Listen up, pilgrims!”
Pretentious words automatically make it appear that the writer is talking down to readers, creating an instant sense of alienation. Luckily, the folks at Grammarcheck.Net are here to set us all straight.
It’s been awhile, AKA a couple of years, since TVWriter™ pal Troy DeVolld graced this site, and, boy howdy, are we glad to see him here again.
Someday, someone will make a reality show about the making of a reality show and finally put an end to well-meaning friends telling me that someone should make one.
Last week Stephanie Bourbon explained why agents so often reject new writers’ query letters. Today she’s giving important positive advice. Will doing what Stephanie says here mean you’ll have the loving, caring, super efficient supersalesperson of your dreams?
There’s only one answer, and we’re happy to give it. “Follow Stephanie’s advice and see!” (And then tell us all about it so we can help others as well.)
Word around showbiz is that The Office is going to become the lynch pin of NBC Universal’s upcoming streaming service and potentially the biggest thing on TV any and all types.
For those of you – and us – who are wondering how the show’s writers reached this acme of perfection, well, here’s their word on the subject.