ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS AUDIO EDITION – 01/30/2020

by Bob Tinsley

Why should you as a visitor to TVWriter™ be interested in making audio fiction? Why should you be interested in making podcasts? Discoverability, that’s why.

The meaning of the word podcast is evolving to include any episodic, audio-only production whether nonfiction or fiction. Agents and major studios have started trawling through podcasts and their creators for new content and talent.  read article

The Future of TV?

Time now for a few words from Stareable.Com, a site we love and believe in because like us, it believes in YOU.

Ajay Kishore, CEO of Stareable (https://www.stareable.com/), presents his company to investors at a demo day (https://fi.co/demo) read article

What is a character arc anyway?

Nathan Bransford, one of TVWriter™’s favorite writers – and writing consultants – is here to explain one of the most overused, yet still mysterious, of writing terms.

Not a character arc, but a cool arch, yeah?

by Nathan Bransford

“Character arcs” are important. You hear about them often. But… what’s a character arc?

A character arc is the change that a character undergoes over the course of a story. read article

Cartoon: The End

TVWriter™’s all-time favorite artist/philosopher, Grant Snider, reminds us that endings aren’t always what they seem, especially when we encounter them while reading.

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

Herbie J Pilato On How to Create & Produce a TV Show that SELLS

EDITOR’S NOTE: TVWriter™ legendary Contributing Editor Emeritus Herbie J Pilato has something to say that 99% of those who visit TVWriter™ want – and need to hear. Take is away, HJ!

by Herbie J Pilato

I have wanted my own TV show ever since I was a little kid. read article