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A New Audio Drama From Bob Tinsley

The Real Wild Bill

by TVWriter™ Press Service

TVWriter friend and audio drama pundit, Bob Tinsley, has a new audio drama out called Wild Bill Hangs Up His Badge, Episode 35 of the Drift & Ramble Podcast.

Bob wrote, cast, directed, and produced the episode which explores the events leading up to Wild Bill Hickok’s decision to give up the life of a lawman.

For those who may not know much about him, James Butler Hickok, more popularly known as Wild Bill, farmed, drove freight wagons, fought for the North in the Civil War, scouted for George Armstrong Custer, gambled, prospected for gold, though Charlie Utter would have argued that point, and served as a lawman in various places in Kansas during his short life. read article

WGAW Committee of Women Writers Leadership Announcement

Late last week, the Writers Guild of America Committee of Women Writers announced the latest additions to its leadership. They are:

CWW Co-Chair: Elizabeth Martin

CWW Co-Chair: Lauren Hynek read article

Ah, the Romance of Writing

“Wha-? For reals? Writing is romantic?” you’re saying, to which we have to reply, “Well, actually, most writers we here at TVWriter™ talk to say it’s more like this:

The False Romance of Writing
by Chuck Greenlee

TVWriter™’s Bible (well, along with every script by Rod Serling, but that’s for another article)

A great book was written way back in 1918, then expanded on in 1959 and in other editions. The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White is essentially the Swiss army knife of writing – small and bland, but wildly useful when you need it. The book aside, the foreword written by Roger Angell, White’s stepson, resounds with all writers: “Writing is hard, even for authors who do it all the time.”

There is a pretty big misconception about writing, and that is that it’s this romantic affair between the author and a blank piece of paper or an empty Word document. Media outlets make writing out to be some odd thing in which you go on a date with your words; in reality, it’s a long-term relationship in which you sit at opposite ends of the couch and argue over what to watch on TV. read article

Writers Guild of America West June 2018 Calendar

Knowing what’s going on in the Writers Guild can be helpful in many, many ways, even if you aren’t a member. So, for your edification:

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Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – June 4, 2018

Time for TVWriter™’s Monday look at our most popular blog posts of the week ending yesterday. They are:

Kelly Jo Brick: The Write Path with DESIGNATED SURVIVOR’S Jeff Melvoin, Part 1 read article