Tag: writers on writing

Kelly Jo Brick: The Write Path With Dean Batali, Part 1

A series of interviews with hard-working writers —
by another hard-working writer!
by Kelly Jo Brick

Batali-Headshot-dark-bg-211x300Aspiring writers often wonder how the pros got where they are. The truth is, everyone’s story is different, but there are some common elements: dedication, persistence and hard work.

From writing a play for his church, to the Central Vault at Universal Studios and on to one of those mythical Hollywood mailroom jobs, writer Dean Batali worked his way up in the industry before landing in the writers’ room on TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, That ‘70s Show and Ties That Bind. read article

Kelly Jo Brick: The Write Path With Vanessa Roth

A series of interviews with hard working writers – by another hard-working writer!

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by Kelly Jo Brick

Aspiring writers often wonder how the pros got where they are. The truth is, everyone’s story is different, but there are some common elements: dedication, persistence and hard work.

Academy Award winning documentarian, Vanessa Roth, grew up in a filmmaking family, seeing the process of writing, being on set and watching as movies were being made.   From early on, Vanessa had a love storytelling and knew she wanted to do something that had a social impact. read article

In Their Own Writ: John Lennon on TV

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“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.”

John Lennon

In Their Own Writ: Robert Cringely on TV Writing

Time to toss a change-up. Today, instead of having a gen-u-ine literary writer talk about writing, we’re bringing you a quote from one of the greatest tech writers of all time, the legendary Robert Cringely:

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“People care about people. We watch version after version of the same seven stories on television simply for that reason.”

Robert Cringely read article

In Their Own Writ: Joss Whedon on TV Writing

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“Most of my writing is done on my feet, and then when it feels right I put it on the page. It doesn’t mean somebody won’t change it or I won’t decide to change it but at that time it’s the be-all and end-all . I don’t like putting something on the page that I go ‘I don’t know, let’s see if it works, let’s see where it goes’. I have to know exactly where it’s going, what I’m aiming for.”

Joss Whedon