The Dangers of Binge Watching

OMG! Binge watching is so much, um, more than we ever thought. Thank God our favorite TV stars have come through with this Public Service Announcement to protect us:

This has been an EW video. (As in “Entertainment Weekly,” not, you know, “Ewww.”

The 2014 Emmy Winners TVWriter™ Really Cares About

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THE EMMY WINNING WRITERS

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
Steven Moffat, Sherlock, “His Last Vow”

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Moira Walley-Beckett, Breaking Bad – “Ozymandias” read article

TVWriter™ Is Looking For Writers to Review the New Fall TV Shows

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Yeppers, kids, it’s that time again when the TVWriter™ minions put out the call for new troops.

We need fresh blood (not literally, unless LB has something up his sleeve that the rest of us aren’t privy to) to take on the awesomely wonderful gig of watching and reviewing as many new broadcast, cable, and interweb series as possible in the coming months. read article

Cartoon: THE SHAPE OF IDEAS

Peggy Bechko: So Finish It Already!

Seabiscuit always finished what he started. You should too!
Seabiscuit always finished what he started. You should too!

by Peggy Bechko

You’re a writer. Maybe of scripts, perhaps of novels or even non-fiction.

Maybe you have a couple of unfinished scripts laying around. A novel half done. A memoir or non-fiction expose roughed out. No doubt you have a stream of ideas, probably some really good ones.

BUT, you know what? If you don’t finish it you can’t get it out there. Others can’t read it, you can’t sell it, you career is stuck in the mire. read article