Stephanie Bourbon talks about NaNoWriMo

Our fave writer-illustrator-screenwriting-vlogger, Stephanie Bourbon, has a treat for us. Not one but two videos about everybody’s sort of favorite writing, um, “thing,” NaNoWriMo AKA National Novel Writing Month.

Didja know it’s a contest? This TVWriter™ minion didn’t. >sigh< read article

16 Boring Verbs & Words Writers Should Use Instead

Grammarcheck.Net has another invaluable infographic for writers everywhere. Because the absolutely last thing any of us should ever allow ourselves to be is…boring.

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Cartoon: Overthinking

Today is our Beloved Leader Larry Brody’s birthday. He isn’t telling us exactly how old he is, but the crazy sonuvabitch has been active in the TV biz for 6 decades, so you know we’re talking about at least a few eons here, you know?

Another thing LB isn’t telling us is how he’s going to celebrate the fact that he’s still breathing, but we’re pretty sure of at least one thing he isn’t going to do – make any of the mistakes in the fine cartoon by artist/philosopher Grant Snider below.

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ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY NEWS AUDIO EDITION – 12/05/19

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.  read article

Have You Read the ‘Joker’ Screenplay

Don’t say that you haven’t had a chance to read one of the most controversial screenplays of 2019…or, literally, this whole century. read article