Trending on TVWriter™ in the Week Ending 1/31/21

Thumbs Up Y’all

LB’S NOTE: As you can see from today’s headline (title? whatever), we’re changing things up a bit today, using an algorithm based on articles posted within the last few weeks rather than during the virtual lifetime of our site so instead of seeing the usual old favorites you’re seeing what’s truly trending here.

In other words, yeppers, we’re trying to expand TVWriter™’s perspective by, um, narrowing it. Is this a good idea? Will it work for you? Please let us know.

Now, on with the show! read article

Writers Roundtable: John Krasinski, Bo Burnham, Tamara Jenkins, Peter Farrelly, Eric Roth

The Hollywood Reporter comes up with a winning table. And the discussion ain’t bad either. (But why do the men outnumber the women five to one? Asking for a friend.)

More Hollywood Reporter Channel, um, reportage

Stephanie Bourbon Resetting Yourself – Body & Soul

LB’S NOTE: One of our fave TV writers-illustrators-screenwriters-vloggers, Stephanie Bourbon, reminds us of the importance of having great villains in our stories and how to create them.

by Stephanie Bourbon

How are you doing? I’m doing amazing and guess what? I have NO INTERNET THIS WEEK and it feels great.  read article

Cartoon: ‘This Year’

TVWriter™’s all-time favorite artist/philosopher, Grant Snider, takes a look at the coming year and what it may will surely bring.

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

Writer’s Block Instant Cure

Dood below (and above too) is overacting a bit (or a lot if you watch without sound, but if you do that you won’t get his message), but his basic message is solid and takes only four and a half minutes to watch.

From FAST SCREENPLAY read article