TVWriter™ just got the notice of the following conference. We have no idea if this is open to the whole universe or WGAW members only, but, hey, if the producer of the HANGOVER series of films can’t enlighten us on mass imprisonment and slavery, then who the hell can?
Send ’em an email. Say TVWriter™ sent you.
(No, sorry, we’re clueless as to what effect that kind of email will have.)
Today’s question comes from JR in – well, in Mexico City, what do you know? But his question is relevant to everyone – everywhere – who wants to write for TV or, for that matter, film. So:
Hey LB,
I’m an American living in Mexico City, and what I want more than anything is to write for TV. Insofar as I’m pretty darn far from Hollywood and have absolutely no show business contacts of my own, I wonder if you could tell me what’s your take on the online services that send out and otherwise make available your resume, logline, synopsis, script, etc. to various agents, studios, and producers? Can they help me get discovered?
No, no, no! Not that kind of sleep. Real sleep. Cuz if you wanna dream, you gotta, you know, dream:
by Belle Beth CooperWe’ve written about creativity a few times on the Buffer blog, but it’s hard to keep track of everything we learn about it. One day I’madjusting the temperature in my workspace, and the next I’m trying to put off creative work until I’m tired.
If you’re in the same boat, and you find it’s difficult to remember what will improve your creativity and when you should do your most creative work, hopefully this list will help you get it all straight.
You want one. You need one. You know that you do:
by David BurkusIn the ancient world, the Greeks believed that all great insights came from one of nine muses, divine sisters who brought inspiration to mere mortals. In the modern world, few people still believe in the muses, but we all still love to hear stories of sudden inspiration. Like Newton and the apple, or Archimedes and the bathtub (both another type of myth), we’re eager to hear and to share stories about flashes of insight.
But for those who have to be creative on demand, these stories don’t offer much practical advice on how to have a eureka moment of their own. Long walks or hot showers may be where we think out best ideas come from, but those are hardly available options in the middle of a crowded workday. While research hasn’t exactly validated the existence of divine muses, it has given us some insight into how eureka moments happen…and how to make them happen more often.