Writers Guild of America Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New Contract with AMPT

Yesterday Evening’s breaking news:

via TVWriter™ Press Service

July 29, 2020
To Our Fellow Members: read article

Stephanie Bourbon on How to Craft A Great Ending

2020 Emmy Nominations for Best Writing

by TVWriter™ Press Service

By TVWriter™ Press Service

The 2020 Emmy nominees were announced yesterday, and here in TVWriter™World, the awards that mean the most are the ones given to writers.

Which means that here, right now, are all of this year’s writing nominees. read article

How Much Creative Control Does a Screenwriter Have?

The subtitle of this excellent article on the power – and lack thereof – of screenwriters is “3 things you need to know about the screenwriter’s relationship to the filmmaking process,” and believe us when we say the word “need” is right on the money.

by Lauren McGrail with the Lights Film School Team

“A reader experiences a novelist’s work directly. An audience experiences a screenwriter’s work through someone else’s lens.”

Throughout my years as a script reader and while working as Lights Film School’s screenwriting instructor, I’ve spoken with many screenwriters and students who share the same apprehension about the filmmaking process: read article

Ken Levine’s Advice for New Showrunners

The Great Ken Levine gives us the most helpful advice any first-time show runner could ever want. Dunno about you, but this TVWriter™ minion is constantly finding herself grateful for Ken’s wit, wisdom, and – don’t tell him – his very existence.

by Ken Levine

Here’s some advice for first-time show runners.  Not that anyone asked…. read article