Good morning! Welcome to another new week at TVWriter™. Today we begin with a look at our most popular blog posts and resource pages during the last 7 days.
They are, in order:
Top Views & Trends on TVWriter™ in the Week Ending 3/12/21
Tag: screenwriting
Stephanie Bourbon on Doing What You Love For A Living
LB’S NOTE: One of our fave TV writers-illustrators-screenwriters-vloggers, Stephanie Bourbon, gives us the kind of advice we all need to believe in…especially creators.
by Stephanie Bourbon
Here’s a little reminder if you are stuck in a rut!
DO WHAT YOU LOVE and accept nothing less for your life and career.
TRUTH ~ when my mother was sick with lung cancer about two months before she died when she knew it was growing again and she would need at least one more surgery that would probably leave her paralyzed from the waist down she said to me
“if I make it out of this, I’m going back to painting. I hate graphic design.”
I knew she wasn’t making it out of it. I hoped, but I knew she wasn’t going to, and this crushed me. I thought, “I don’t want to be dying and have regrets like that.” It changed the course of my life.
You see, society tells us from the moment we are born that we need to do certain things. Get a college degree, get married, own property, pop out some kids, and have a steady career that makes money. Art and everything creative is fine for a hobby but not for a career.
Why is that?
EVERYONE enjoys art.
Yes even those who pretend that they are so above it all that they don’t own a TV, go to the movies, go to concerts, etc.. and yes all that POP CULTURE stuff? All the commercial films and TV shows, and books, etc.. all that is ART TOO.
Wes Anderson Interview on writing The Grand Budapest Hotel
One of the most talented writer-directors in the world talks about one of his greatest works, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Settle back and enjoy while you’re learning.
Herbie J Pilato Reviews New “Golden Girls’ Documentary
by Herbie J Pilato
The Golden Girls: Ageless is the title of the Reelz Channel’s new documentary on the classic 1980s sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1985 to 1992.
As refreshingly frank and entertaining as one of Bea Arthur’s Dorothy Zbornak’s comedic zingers on the show it profiles, Ageless [which airs Saturday night, March 13th at 8:00 PM (PST) on Reelz), delivers a wallop of goods and pulls no punches.
Jenny Reed has had it with Dumb Writing
Dumb Stories & Characters Drive Me Insane!
by Jenny Reed
Time Now For A General Writing Tip
While a particular story that I read today remind me of this particular writing problem, what I’m saying in this space is in fact a tip I give QUITE OFTEN.
Never make us ask “is that character a fricking moron?” Or anything similar.
I mean, it’s okay if you WANT your character to be a moron. But if you do, make sure your intention is blisteringly obvious. Don’t make us ask.