LB: Classic TV Fans, Walmart’s Got You Covered

 by Larry Brody

Was this ever real? IS it real right now?

I’ll tell you this. If I could find these I’d buy ’em in the proverbial flash. read article

Cartoon: ‘Resentment’

Time now for another episode of what we here at TVWriter™ sometimes think of as “the Tao of cartoonist-philosopher Grant Snider. This one could easily have been called “Baggage” instead of the heading above, but no matter what name you give this, we believe it’s good advice for all creatives.

More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE

How to Successfully Pitch Your Idea to an Editor

Speaking of pitching your ideas, as we were in an article earlier this week, here’s a whole ‘nuther POV of the subject.

Oh those crazy, zany visual puns, they’re just everywhere, yeah? Photo by Suzanne Tucker

by Meghan Moravcik

Over the course of my career, from my newspaper reporting days to my freelance writing days, I have pitched a lot of stories.

In my role as writer and editor of Lifehacker’s Offspring vertical, I still pitch ideas to my own bosses basically every day. But I also field a lot of pitches from freelance writers—even more so since I put out a call last week seeking new voices. read article

LB: The Not So Secret Reason for Alan Moore’s Anger

Alan Moore & Daughter Leah

by Larry Brody

If you don’t know who Alan Moore is, you should. He’s one of the most “borrowed” superhero comics writers in the biz. Kind of the Philip K. Dick of the field. (Except that Phil’s estate gets paid.)

What am I going on about? All will be revealed in this article by CBR.Com’s Brian Cronin when you CLICK HERE

munchman: Hey Noobs! Here’s Whatcha Do to Sell a Screenplay!

Bang2Write has all the basic moves for selling your screenplay racheer. Although yer friendly neighborhood munchalorian is thinking that the one they make #3 might actually be about 60 or maybe 600 times as important as the rest of ’em.

Just sayin’. read article