Damsels in Distress

Three videos exploring one of our absolutely least favorite tropes. In other words, a tip to writers with a sense of responsibility:

don’t!!!

From the Feminist Frequency Youtube Channel

Almost Everything You Need to Know About #WGASolidarityChallenge

Monday we posted the latest news about the ongoing WGA-ATA, um, contretemps. Here’s a primer for those who don’t quite know what’s been going on:

by Vonti McRae

As a writer, getting your content out there in the media can be a long shot in the dark on a sunny day with 3-D glasses on. Your sense of direction can be lost on which path to take that actually pays off. But that could all be changing very soon due to an uprising that has led to quirky hashtags on Twitter. read article

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #48 – “Horsepucky!”

THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to  the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.

In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.

Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B. read article

WGAW June 2019 Calendar

Here’s what going on, socially and professionally,  at the Writers Guild of America West this month:

June 2019

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Last Week in Cord Cutting

More cord cutting news for all you crazy, zany refugees from the tyranny of satellite and cable TV, from CordCuttersNews.

The central issues this week are AT&T Laying Off Staff, NBC News Streaming, Omniverse, & More. read article