Do Any of Us Really Write Alone?

This article on the effect of fandom on the Good Omens miniseries brings out the quantum theorist in this TVWriter™ minion. As in – Do the acts of reading and commenting on a creative work actually change the work itself?

At the very least, it would see that they can’t keep from having an effect on the writers/ What do you think?

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A Couple of Cartoons About Writers and Writing

We admit it. We here at TVWriter™ aren’t sure why these cartoons made us smile so widely (hey, we never laugh. We’re professionals, don’tcha know?), but we hope they do the same for y’all.

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Last Week’s Most Important Cord Cutting Developments

Cord Cutters News’ Luke Bouma gives us the latest on the cord cutting front. One thing we can count on whether we watch it or not: The battle for our entertainment $$$ is getting bigger everyday.

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WGAW on the Danger of Talent Agencies Owning studios and Production Companies

For those who continue to ask why we’re “so upset” about the conflict of interest aspect of the current disagreement between talent agencies  and their former clients, the writer-members of the Writers Guild of America.

This could easily be titled Why We Fight.

In a nutshell, from the Writers Guild of America, West: read article

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #71 – “An Act of Great Daring”

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