We love Stephen Follows because his blog answers the hard questions. Case in point:

by Stephen Follows
A few [months] ago, John August dropped me an email which included a simple question: “How accurate is the page-per-minute rule of thumb?”
We love Stephen Follows because his blog answers the hard questions. Case in point:

A few [months] ago, John August dropped me an email which included a simple question: “How accurate is the page-per-minute rule of thumb?”


One of the paradoxes of television writing is that although story is king, writers in television are judged by their dialog.
That’s because the plots for each series episode are usually constructed by the entire staff, with input from the stars, stunt co-ordinators, network personnel, and various assistants as well.

Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front. This time around: Fire TV Update on More Devices, More Roku Kids Content, & More!
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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.

Good morning! Welcome to another new week at TVWriter™. Today we begin with a look at our most popular blog posts and resource pages during the last 7 days.
They are, in order: