WGA vs. Talent Agents – Why the Writers Should Stay Firm

The Writers Guild of America vs. Association of Talent Agents have been at war for months, and we’ve written about it many times, but more than a few people are still unclear on what it’s all about.

We think the co-creator and executive producer of The Fosters and Good Trouble, Peter Paige, has a damn good handle on it.

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10 Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – Sept. 3, 2019

Happy Tuesday morning everybody!

Hope your three day weekend has been a great one. Time now for TVWriter™’s latest look at our most popular blog posts and resource pages during the week ending yesterday. They are, in order: read article

Speaking of Labor Day

TVWriter™ is taking the day off today, not only because we believe all working people deserve to:

  • BE SHOWN APPRECIATION FOR ALL THEY DO
  • ENJOY A DAY OF REST

But also because we believe that the American labor union movement itself is something to be appreciated, supported, and when you get right down to it, cherished.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LABOR MOVEMENT AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT HERE

We’ll be back tomorrow with our usual beginning-of-the-week fare, but in the meantime, here are some recent TVWriter™ posts we think you’ll like. read article

Stephanie Bourbon on How To Write Strong Dialog

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!” read article

Pretentious Words All Writers Need to Eschew

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.

BIG THANKS TO GRAMMARCHECK