Phoebe Waller-Bridge interview on writing Fleabag

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is huge these days, which makes a helluva lot of sense she’s hugely talented (and that may be much too mild a description).

This video is a must-see for all writers, and if you’re an actor (as Ms. Waller-Bridge also is) we think you’ll gain new insight into how to read and play and otherwise do your thing when you’re in front of the camera.

via Outstanding Screenplays YouTube Channel

The delicate relationship between grief and fanfiction

…Explained for us all by a psychologist, via Aja Romano on Vox.Com. This is the most fascinating read we’ve, erm, read, in a verry long time.

Several years ago, while I was dealing with the death of a close family member, a strange thing happened: I suddenly found myself unable to stop watching Supernatural. I’d never been a huge fan of the show, but I’d recently decided to catch up on its many seasons. So I began marathoning episodes — though it was more like I inhaled them at a level approaching nihilism. read article

Cartoon: ‘The Hierarchy of Needs’

TVWriter™’s all-time favorite artist/philosopher, Grant Snider knows what he needs. What about you?

See more of Grant Snider’s extraordinary perceptions of human creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE read article

11 Signs You’re Ready to Self-Publish

This article by Kim Catanzarite started its life at janefriedman.com, one of the top websites dedicated to helping new prose writers, and came to this TVWriter™ minion’s attention via our very own Writing & Showbiz News page.

To encourage more writers to run, not walk and read the full post on a subject we strongly believe in, we’re showing you a bit more than “via TVWriter™” did. Read and learn, kiddos.

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A Year of COVID

Nathan Bransford, TVWriter™’s favorite publishing know-it-all, shares his feelings about the COVID-19 pandemic and what it is doing to the lives of writers and other humans.

by Nathan Bransford

[10 days ago] marked my one year COVID anniversary. A year ago yesterday afternoon I started coughing a bit, checked my temperature, and went….. “Uh oh.” read article