Happy Monday everybody!
Hope you’ve had a great weekend. It’s time now for TVWriter™’s latest look at our most popular blog posts of the week ending yesterday. They are:
Writing Gig: Amtrak is looking for writers
To be precise, Amtrak is offering what it calls “social media residencies,” which do indeed involve writing – on, as you’ve probably already figured out, social media. Here’s what they have to say about it:
The #AmtrakTakeMeThere Social Media Residency aims to showcase how people from different walks of life travel by rail. By way of social media, our chosen residents will share their individual experiences aboard our long distance trains while engaging users through their respective online communities.
Your Favorite Authors Recommend Their Favorite Books
Every wonder what the writers you worship/adore actually worship/adore themselves? Here’s the scoop:
by Gregory Cowles
IF WISHES WERE BOOKS: It’s holiday time. So in keeping with a loose tradition at Inside the List, I asked a handful of best-selling authors to talk up their favorite reads of 2017, old or new. Granted, not everybody will find a limited 1909 edition of “Gulliver’s Travels.” But we can wish.
JK Rowling on “The Fringe Benefits of Failure”
“You know it don’t come easy.”
Ringo Star
And that, friends, is the whole point:
How To Become A Substance Addicted Hollywood Writer
Don’t let your mothers read this one, newbies. But definitely read David Silverman’s wise words yourselves – and remember, knowledge – even if it’s scary as hell – ultimately will give you power:
by David Silverman, MA, LMFT
It’s relatively easy. First you get a job as a screenwriter or TV writer. You get to deal with deadlines, rejection, and a roller-coaster of ups and downs in your career. You might encounter heartache, or agonize over where your next job is coming from. You could be the flavor of the month one day and forgotten the next.
On the other hand, you might just become successful, buy a house in the Hollywood Hills, drive a Lamborghini, and chase after beautiful starlets. You might have wild parties where your friends and acquaintances share drugs, or get hammered and carry on long into the night.