If this TVWriter™ minion could honestly say she created the masterpiece of information below, she would consider her life’s mission completed. However, it came not from my mind but from the fabulous Writers Write blog, South Africa’s Great Gift to the Writing World.
I’m certainly going to make good use of this infographic and encourage all of you to do the same!
In case you haven’t run across me before, I’m a big fan of Audio Drama (think radio shows with better – mostly – production values). Considering that most Audio Dramas are put together with production budgets of nothing (less even, usually, than web series), the quality of writing and acting can be surprising. That doesn’t mean all Audio Dramas are put together on a shoestring. Some of them, like “Bronzeville” with Laurence Fishburne, have real budgets, SAG contracts and Big Names attached.
Whatever budget, Audio Dramas are fun. Here are some of my favorites from 2017 in alphabetical order:
“A Scottish Podcast.” (https://scottishpodcast.com) A tongue-in-cheek horror series detailing the activities of a couple of ne’er-do-well musicians who decide to do a paranormal investigation podcast.
Dreams do come true. Sometimes as dreamily as we’ve imagined them. Sometimes a little less or even more so. Here’s how Ken Miyamoto made his dream happen:
Seeing your screenplay produced is the ultimate goal for every screenwriter.
It’s one thing to win a contest, get representation, sign that first option contract, and get that first check for either a script sale or writing assignment—but the final summit is actually seeing a studio produce your screenplay with a name cast.
I was supposed to watch and review Extinct, but the pilot was so difficult to get through that I’m not inclined to watch a second episode, so… Runaways.
Runaways is about a group of teenagers who discover their parents are participating in a secret, possibly evil cult. As they work to uncover the truth, they each manifest special talents or abilities.
