2014 WGA Awards Winners (Hot News from Last Saturday Night)

Hmm, old writers may not get a lot of work, but they still run the Guild.
Hmm, old writers may not get a lot of work, but they still run the Guild.

Here they are, last night’s Writers Guild of America Award winners. (And, no, we’re not reviewing the ceremonies other than bow our heads in sorrow for emcee Brad Garrett and his Dead on Arrival Woody Allen pedophile routine.)

You may know some of these folks. Or you may not. Clap anyway cuz what the hell. We writers don’t get our names out there nearly often enough.

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Peer Production: GOLDEN AGE OF INSECT AVIATION

Hey, waddaya know? TVWriter™ just discovered an unsung hero of peer production. But we don't think he'll be that way for long!
Hey, waddaya know? TVWriter™ just discovered an unsung hero of peer production. But we don’t think he’ll be that way for long!

Man, do we wish we’d made this:

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10 Years of Silence: How long it took Mozart, Picasso and Kobe Bryant to be Successful

Wanna know how to be the greatest at what you do? It’s cinchy.

Practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice,  practice, practice,  practice, practice…

Oh, and don’t forget to love every minute of it. read article

Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 2/2/14

Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are
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  • Ann Peacock (THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA) is adapting The Dovekeepers historical novel about the Siege of Masada for CBS. (And don’t let anybody tell you there’s a happy ending. The Masada story is the original, “everybody dies, feel bad but try to keep on breathing tale from way back when. I don’t care how well it gets down, I’m definitely passing on viewing.)
  • Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh (MODERN FAMILY) have a new overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV and will keep on keeping on as exec producers of the show. (Why report on overall deals? Um…cuz I really wish I had one? Yeah, that’s right, I really, really do.)
  • Nic Pizzolatto (TRUE DETECTIVE) has a new overall deal at HBO which is really a way of keeping him around for another season of TRUE DETECTIVE even though nobody’s seen the damn show yet. (Yeah, I’d take Nic’s deal, but, hell, I’d rather have his name. What a great damn name!)

Peer Production: PLEASE DON’T USE THE FORCE

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Stop-motion animation doesn’t get any better than this brief battle between…

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