Nathan Bransford, TVWriter™’s favorite publishing know-it-all, responds to a question we’ve all been asked…almost as much as we ask it ourselves. (Bet you’ve already guessed what it is.)
Nearly every author I work with asks me a variation of the same question.
“Is this any good?”
Mighty fine advice for all creatives from TVWriter™’s all-time favorite artist/philosopher, Grant Snider.
See more of Grant Snider’s extraordinary perception of human creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE
Plot twists can make or break a film or TV episode. Which means it behooves us all to learn how to do them. This video is a big straightforward step in the right direction.
Here at TVWriter™ we’re finding CAA’s attitude, as indicated by the language in their communication with the Writers Guild of America, troubling, to say the least.
As Larry Brody said yesterday while reading the email that follows, “These differences clearly would have been ironed out long ago – still could be – if CAA had acts in good faith.”
The perfect script writing tip, found right here on the interwebs, accidentally, no less. Seeing this blog post, first published in 2012, makes this TVWriter™ minion believe in destiny. (Which in itself is a kind of perfect ending, yeah?)
Yep, they can make it – and they can break it! In one fell swoop you have to tie-up any loose ends and satisfy an audience’s expectation. Not an easy task, right? Absolutely not. In fact, as a working screenwriter I have found writing a satisfying ending to be one of the hardest parts of the creative writing process.