Cartoon: “how to relax’

Grant Snider, our fave philosopher-cartoonist, is here to show us the drug-and-drink-free secret of relaxing in our crazy, all-too-stressful world.

Way back in the day, this worked wonders for a dude whom we now call “The Buddha.” Seems like a pretty good credential to this TVWriter™ minion so I’m filled with relaxed enjoyment at being able to pass it on.

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Kelly Jo Brick: Takeaways from the Austin Film Festival & Screenwriting Conference

TVWriter.Com’s  Kelly Jo Brick was a panelist at the Austin Film Festival this year and returns to this very site bringing some of the insights she gathered while attending the event.

In the words of Larry Brody, “Welcome back, Kelly Jo! Boy, do we ever hope you’re going to stay.”

AFF Executive Director Barbara Morgan with screenwriters Shane Black (LETHAL WEAPON) and Scott Rosenberg (VENOM). Photo by: Arnold Wells

by Kelly Jo Brick

Every year the Austin Film Festival and Screenwriting Conference puts together a jam-packed event, filled with films, panels and parties as writers gather to celebrate a shared love for story. read article

20 Lazy Word Choices Writers Make

Grammarcheck.Net has another invaluable infographic for writers everywhere.

Try not to take its title too seriously. (In other words, don’t make the same mistake some of the minions here at TVWriter™ did, okay?) read article

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #73 – “Just One of the Boys”

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

10 Most Viewed TVWriter™ Posts of the Week – Nov. 25, 2019

Happy Monday morning everybody!

Hope your weekend has been a great one. Time now for TVWriter™’s latest look at our most popular blog posts and resource pages during the week ending yesterday. They are, in order: read article