Handling Condescending Feedback on Your Creative Work

Nathan Bransford, TVWriter™’s favorite publishing know-it-all, shares his feelings about the kind of criticism that drives this TVWriter™ minion positively insane…so that neither you nor I will go ballistic.

Don’t listen to condescending feedback
by Nathan Bransford

My editing client Saranyan landed a literary agent last week and he posted a really great thread about persevering in the face of negative feedback, starting with this post: read article

The Importance of Alone Time for Creatives (And Others Too)

Aloneness and loneliness don’t have to feel the same. Here are some tips for turning the feelings created by the current pandemic (as well as by many other events and situations) into assets instead of liabilities.

by Beth Skwarecki

There’s a name for the feeling of sadness we get if we spend too much time alone: We are lonely. But what about the negative feelings that can come from not spending enough time alone? read article

Larry Brody’s TV Writing Tips & Tricks #15 – Urgency Rulez (sorry about the ‘z’)

by Larry Brody

Looking for more detailed info on TV Writing? Then this is for you!

One of the things that keeps viewers viewing is a constant increase in the dramatic tension of a teleplay.

That means you have to do more than just drop your hero or heroine into a jam and then help him or her get out of it. You’ve got to keep piling on the woe. read article

Last Week’s Most Important Cord Cutting Developments – 3/2/2021

Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front. This time around: Paramount+ Launch, Pluto TV Rumors, Roku’s Ad Deal, and More!

Cord Cutters Video Channel: https://twitter.com/CordCuttersNews
Cord Cutters Web Site: http://cordcuttersnews.com read article

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #139 “Bob Sabaroff & the Birth of ‘Paradise'”

THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to  the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.

In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned. read article