Found on Facebook (but we forgive it because it’s so darn true):

In other words, be prepared…and remember, you aren’t alone.
40 years worth of TV writing experience and info, yours for the taking.

In other words, be prepared…and remember, you aren’t alone.

Hey pilgrim, you saying you want to write science fiction? Huh? Huh? And you need some tips?
Well, here are a couple of non sci-fi videos to fulfill your request in the most practical way possible…by showing you what not to do:

If you really want to alienate your viewers and readers, you can always go the sarcasm route. But in the meantime:
As “insult comic” Don Rickles might have said before he shuffled off to Snark Central, “We kid. This video packs a lot of great advice into its 21ish minute lifespan.
Some of you will find this video by Richard Botto of Stage32 helpful. Others may simply find it terrifying. As LB likes to say, “Knowledge is power, even if you wish you didn’t know it.”
Or to put it another way, “Que sera, sera.”

Yeppers, kids, there it is, right above this sentence, the most used image from Seinfeld ever. %@#!ing thing is all over the interwebs, including this delightful discussion of “American Comedy vs. British.”
Plenty of food for thought here, so devour away: