ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS AUDIO EDITION – 01/16/2020

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

‘New Yorker’ Cartoonist on Creativity, Entertainment, Grammar & Life

Gotta Love Joe Dator
by timothy muncher

Which means, OMIGOD, we’ve got to read the New Yorker.

Do doctors still have those in their waiting rooms?

Yeah, didn’t think so. Lots of Sports Illustrated and People, right? read article

Herbie J Pilato On How to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells – Part 1

EDITOR’S NOTE: TVWriter™’s legendary Contributing Editor Emeritus Herbie J Pilato shares the key to his nonfiction writing success. Thanks for paying it forward, old friend!

by Herbie J Pilato

It All Begins With The Book Proposal. read article

The 5 missteps most new freelancers commit and how to avoid them

This is a general article on all freelance gigs, not just writing, but truth is truth, and the misstemps here are universal.

Alas, the treacherous freelancing path!
Alas, the treacherous path of the freelancer

by Nancy Van Brunt

If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to leave the corporate world to enjoy the flexibility and earnings potential of freelancing, you’re not alone. The “Freelancing in America: 2019” (FIA) study co-commissioned by Upwork and Freelancers Union found that, for the first time, half of the freelancer respondents said they view this way of working as a long-term career choice. The share of those who freelance full time increased from 17% in 2014 to 28% in 2019.

As the head of freelancer and agency success for Upwork, I see new independent professionals struggling with mistakes that limit their potential for finding satisfying, well-paying work. The good news is that you don’t have to fall prey to these missteps. Here’s how to start your freelance career on the right track. read article

Cartoon: Resolutions

TVWriter™’s all-time favorite artist/philosopher, Grant Snider, shares everybody’s fave New Year’s pass time – Resolutions.

But with a most creative twist.

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