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LB’s Writing Credo

Ah, but is it???

by Larry Brody

We all see and hear, all the time. I’m talking the dreaded BAD WRITING, self-indulgent, uncommunicative stories, poems, TV shows, films, web series, YouTube videos.

I’m not saying everything being presented to us is bad. Most of it isn’t. But there’s enough of the let’s-call-it-“disappointing” stuff to make even the most open-minded pop culture fan cry.

(Pop culture? Where did that expression come from? Oh yeah, the 1960s, before everyone living in the world today but a few old rock stars and obsolete movie stars were born.) read article

TVWriter™ Don’t-Miss Posts of the Week – February 19, 2018

Good morning!

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

Herbie J Pilato Reminds Us that a Writer’s Work is Never Done

by  Herbie J Pilato

Writing is your life.

You can stop writing when you’re dead. read article

Writing Basics: How to Write a Story

Okay, so we’re not big Ted Talk enthusiasts. You’ve probably heard our drill: “Too facile. Too superficial. Too pompous. Too overblown.”

But sometimes they get it right. Like now:

This one’s definitely worth watching especially if you’re a new writer just getting your bearings.

Writers Guild Awards Presenter Kathy Griffin Calls Out the WGA

The WGA Awards were announced at a pretty spectacular ceremony last Sunday night, all things considered. (Those “things” meaning…writers, as opposed to the glam before-the-cameras award-givers and takers we’re all used to.)

And, these being awards for and by writers, naturally all wasn’t exactly sweetness and light. Or, as Munchman put it while watching from backstage (don’t ask how he got there, and we won’t bore you with the telling), “Go, Kathy, go!”

Anyway: read article