Hollywood’s Responsibility to Tell Authentic Stories

Last week a particularly interesting guest post by writer-producer Angela Harvey appeared in The Hollywood reporter. In a nutshell “The question for writers shouldn’t be rooted in whether or not one can write a story – it’s whether or not they should.” Think about it as you read:

by Angela Harvey

You know what working from home makes me miss? Water coolers. If Hollywood still gathered in offices and writers rooms, one of the hottest topics around those coolers today would be authentic storytelling onscreen. read article

Last Week’s Most Important Cord Cutting Developments

Cord Cutters News gives us the latest on the cord cutting front. Roku OS 9.4 Hands-On, HBO Max Preview, New Tablo Gear & More

Cord Cutters Video Channel: https://twitter.com/CordCuttersNews
Cord Cutters Web Site: http://cordcuttersnews.com read article

Today’s TVWriter™ Tweets 11/16/20

Good morning! We’re starting a new feature and sharing our daily tweets. Because, hey, we can.
Enjoy!

We’re intrigued by this proposal, but it clearly depends on the willingness of major stars and intellectual property owners like Disney and Warners to participate.
Do you think this could happen? Here at TVWriter™ we, unfortunately, have our doubts.

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #122 “To the Land!”

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.

Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B. read article

Latest on WGAW Connect

What has our Writers Guild done for us lately?

Glad you asked because the Guild has a wonderful answer in Writers Connect, a short newsletter members get every week. (See? Another good reason to bust your butt to qualify and join.)

Not Remotely Easy

Three limited series—Love in the Time of Corona, Connecting…, and Social Distance—take on the pandemic in form, substance, and real time. Only in the latest Written By Web Extra. read article