Good morning! Welcome to another new week at TVWriter™, starting with our latest look at the most popular blog posts and resource pages during the week ending December 8th.
They are, in order:
Tag: screenwriting
How Much Does Stephanie Bourbon Love NaNoWriMo?
Our fave writer-illustrator-screenwriting-vlogger, Stephanie Bourbon, loves it so much that she has a total of 5 different videos about writing for the contest. has a treat for us.
We posted two of them last week. Now we’ve not not one, not two, but three more videos about the interwebs’ favorite writing, National Novel Writing Month.
How Apple TV+ Drama ‘Truth Be Told’ Got from Pitch to Screen
A mighty fine case history if ever there was one. For anybody who dreams of selling a TV series:
by Tambay Obenson
In Apple TV+’s “Truth Be Told,” Octavia Spencer plays Poppy Parnell, a true-crime podcaster who is compelled to reopen the murder case that made her a national sensation and comes face to face with the man she may have mistakenly helped to put behind bars. Relitigating the murder case via her podcast, Parnell contends with nearly 20 years of family secrets, deceit, and the San Francisco Bay Area’s powerful in order to get to the truth.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS AUDIO EDITION – 12/12/19
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.
From Fired Radio Show Host To Successful Podcaster
Success stories! We love ’em! By all means, feel free to send us yours. Meanwhile – enjoy.
by Radio Ink
We’re seeing more and more of this from former on-air hosts who’ve been fired from their jobs. Especially from hosts who’ve been in the business for years and have accumulated a loyal following. While PD’s and managers fire them for not delivering a few ratings points, some hosts are going out on their own, from the comfort of their own homes, taking their listeners with them, and pulling in podcasting ad dollars.