LB: Did You Know You Can Read Kindle Books w/o Having a Kindle?

Whoa, I just found out. (Thanks to my wonderful wife Gwen the Beautiful, who’d assumed I had the info all along.)

Get yer Kindle Cloud Reader here

Turns out that Amazon.Com has this Cloud Reader app that lets you read any Kindle purchase on your computer, just like a PDF!

Yeah, I know how that sounds. I’m trying too hard with the positive spin thing, right? But I really do think this is cool…and the Kindle edition of Television Writing from the Inside Out costs 1/3 less than the PDF version did. And 3/3 less today and tomorrow because today and tomorrow it’s FREE. read article

Get Your Free Copy of “Television Writing from the Inside Out”

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If you’re on the TVWriter™ e-newsletter mailing list, a copy of this important announcement (and several other announcements) should already be in your inbox. But if you aren’t on the list, here’s the Big Scoop:

A couple of weeks ago we announced the publication of the revised and updated Kindle version of the boss’ best-selling how-to-write book, Television Writing from the Inside Out. It’s a great book. We love it. And so have thousands of readers and reviewers over the past few years. read article

In Their Own Writ Dept – 12/5/12

People ask me, “How can I make myself start writing?” My own question has always been, “How can I make myself stop?”

I’ve spent more time worrying about my characters than I have about my children, but it’s my children, not my characters, who call every week to make sure I’m okay.

Peer Production: SHE GOT PROBLEMS Heading from YouTube to ABC

Alison McDonald!

We said a little about this deal earlier today here, but this is your chance to see what a web video that goes big time looks like. Hint: It doesn’t appear all that expensive. Hit up your parents and let talent and fate do the rest:

And, yeah, we admit that Ms McDonald’s no noob. She was a writer-story editor on NURSE JACKIE. More importantly, though, she took a shot…and, honest, you can too. read article

Annie (Animation) Award Nominees Announced

…And TVWriter™ pals at Screen Novelties have scored:

Here’s what Robin the Puppeteer Queen Walsh just posted on our Facebook page: read article