40 years worth of TV writing experience and info, yours for the taking.
Over the years, TVWriter™ has written or reprinted a ton of posts and articles on Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty). Last year he lowered his profile a bit, but by no means have we exhausted the vault of Dan Harmon Speaks To Writers About So Many Things We Otherwise Might Never Know.
In fact, here’s a previously unknown (to this TVWriter™ minion) gem, found on YouTube…cuz where else would Dan Harmon be?
At last, a video about writing, by writers, genuinely lives up to its promise to take us behind the scenes. Now that this TVWriter™ minion has watched this long but potent lesson, I might even start watching the show.
Um, it’s still on the air, right? Huh? Is it?
NOTE FROM LB: Those who know me know how crazy having to do revisions makes me. Or rather, “made me.” It’s different now because this:
After years of creating the puzzle, making sure all the pieces fit perfectly, it became time to embrace the unthinkable: Throw out a third of the pieces, and reorder the rest into the same story, only different.
A letter from the Writers Guild of America West, relevant to all TV writers, whether Guild members or not, especially in this do-it-yourself-cuz-the-agents-don’t-seem-to-get-it-time:
Vince Gilligan and the staff spill their secrets. Listen closely, kiddies, there will be a quiz. (Which will be repeated every time you sit down to write.)