How They Wrote Fight Club

How in the world could anybody who has ever heard of Fight Club resist watching a video about the creation of this classic film?

Chuck Palahniuk (author), Jim Uhls (screenwriter), David Fincher (director), plus a host of others who were involved with the project are here for our educational pleasure. Who needs clickbait when you have info like this?

See more videos like this on the Behind the Curtain YouTube Channel

What Literary Agents Want From Authors Of Fiction

At a time when the whole TV writer-screenwriter/agent relationship has become muddied by the Writers Guild of America’s attempts to curb talent agency conflict of interest (with the resultant filing of several lawsuits by both sides of the disagreement), the author/book agent relationship still seems to be thriving.

If you’re somebody who writes for publication and are looking for insight into what authors and agents should expect from one another, the following will be invaluable…and if you’re new at this game, probably surprising as well.

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Pre-Launch Checklist for Indie Creatives

The official title of the following article is “Pre-Launch Checklist For Your Podcast,” but the steps described below apply to any independent series be it audio, video, film, you-name-it. Save yourself from having to learn these lessons the hard way and enjoy the read.

by Robin Kinnie

There are many ways to prepare for the launch of your podcast. After recording numerous episodes, it’s now your time to shine and share it with the world! But, what should you actually do to ensure a successful launch?

Here’s what I recommend any new podcaster do BEFORE hitting the publish button. read article

How Dungeons & Dragons Can Improve Your Screenwriting

Found on the interwebs, a writing trick that not only makes sense, it also embodies that much misunderstood TV term, “high concept.”

This TVWriter™ minion is telling you straight from the, um, well, the place where most people have their hearts but I’m too snarky to admit it, the following info is gold. Way to go, Beverly Peders and WeScreenplay.Com.

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