The late, brilliant Richard Thompson on why we read also reflects why many of us write.
LB’S NOTE: In my case, this was indeed why I read and still is. But the current reason for the writing I still occasionally engage in isn’t to miss out on the human drama and adventure around me but to celebrate my discovery that, hey, actually living ain’t half bad. In fact, it’s My-T fine.
Podcasting, whether it be professional, personal, fictional, news, you-name-it, is finally coming into its own, and TVWriter™ is going to try like the proverbial sonofabitch to report on it regulary. Here are some of the week’s most important developments.
EDITOR’S TRANSLATION: In other words, these are the articles that surprised and impressed us podcasting/audio drama/audio comedy newbies. We definitely think they’re worth checking out.
It’s been awhile, AKA a couple of years, since TVWriter™ pal Troy DeVolld graced this site, and, boy howdy, are we glad to see him here again.
Someday, someone will make a reality show about the making of a reality show and finally put an end to well-meaning friends telling me that someone should make one.
We get quite a few queries about TV series bibles here at TVWriter™, especially during PEOPLE’S PILOT season. (Right now we’re in the middle of the entry period for our signature TV pilot writing contest, PEOPLE’S PILOT 2019.)
Our Beloved Leader Larry Brody covers the topic, and a whole lot more, in his mucho-respected (he likes to think of it as “adored”) book Television Writing from the Inside Out), and the bible thing also figures in the Basics of TV Writing section of this very site.
Recently, however, longtime TVWriter™ friend Chuck Fox found a marvelous treasure trove of bibles for recent shows including Stranger Things, The Wire, True Detective, Freaks and Geeks (this TVWriter™ minion’s all-time fave sitcom), Fargo, Adventure Time, and more at screencraft.org, and calling this collection a must-see is no exaggeration.
