Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #105 “Birthday Boy”

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.

Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B. read article

Things All TV/Film Writers Should Know About the New WGA Contract Changes

It’s time for the membership of the Writers Guilds of America, both West and East, to vote on the latest Minimum Basic Agreement between us, the writers, and them, the greedy, inflexible, generally all-around evil showbiz execs who consider themselves our overlords.

Yes, I’m that partisan. So it goes.

Here’s the FAQ put out by: read article

10 Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – July 20, 2020

Good morning! Welcome to another week of TV (and other) writing and production tips at TVWriter™. Here’s a look at the most popular blog posts and resource pages during the  last 7 days.

They are, in order: read article

Good News from – and for – WGA!

If you’ve been following the battle between the Writers Guild of America and the various Hollywood Agencies who can’t accept the idea that writers actually want to be represented and not fucked over, then you know how good this news is.

If you haven’t, this post will explain it to you. Either way, read on:

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