Tag: writing tips

More About the FIREFLY Board Game

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Firefly: The Game is coming this Fall. Be the captain of your own ship, take on the usual shit jobs, fight with – or avoid – the Reavers and the Alliance. This is all so goddamn shiny we can hardly contain ourselves!

And, to those who’ve asked, “Why does a television writing site obsess on all things FIREFLY (or DOCTOR WHO, for that matter)?” The answer is simple: Because FIREFLY, and, yes, DOCTOR WHO, are two of the most intelligently, captivatingly best written shows in TV history, that’s why. It’s the writing that makes us want to become so involved in these series and all things related to them. And isn’t that the kind of writing we all want to do?

munchman sees the retooled BODY OF PROOF

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…And lemme tell you, there’s a reason the first, return episode after a cast and attitude change had the worst ratings of its run.

The good: read article

8 New Punctuation Marks We’d Like To See

College Humor shows its ironic/clever/literate side:

by Mike Trapp

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Nielsen’s Modernization Continues

It’s so fun watching the Nielsen ratings service get dragged, kicking and screaming, into the late 20th Century. (Maybe somebody should tell ’em that they’re still behind?)

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Nielsen agrees that some people watch TV on things besides TVs, and maybe they should do something about that
by Sean O’Neal

After years of complaints that it’s a technologically antiquated system that relies on skewed sample data that doesn’t accurately reflect the viewing audience, the Nielsen Co. is taking steps to address at least one of those complaints by changing the definition of “TV viewing” to also include video streamed via websites, gaming systems, and mobile devices. The decision (which still isn’t binding, because why rush to change things after a mere decade or so of shifting viewing habits?) came out of a meeting of the What Nielsen Measures Committee, a group composed of representatives from various TV networks, ad agencies, and would-be sponsors who, using their combined creative talent, opted to call themselves the “What Nielsen Measures Committee.” That same quick-thinking also helped them to realize, after only a little over a year of getting together, that maybe they should consider doing something about how some people watch TV on computers these days. read article

Peggy Bechko: Life Lessons for Writers…and Others

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by Peggy Bechko

Having been a writer over the course of years, I’ve learned many lessons. So, I thought I’d share some of them with fellow writers and at the same time give readers a glimpse into the writer’s life.

Here’s the thing. A writing life is a great life. BUT, some additional planning needs to go in to it above and beyond what working at say an office or a store or another profession might require. I mean, stuff happens.

And, when it happens, you’re a self-employed indie with few resources other than the ones you’ve prepared and planned on. If you’re ‘laid off’, i.e. can’t get a writing gig at the moment, you don’t have unemployment. You also no doubt don’t have health insurance. Some writers take the route of having an outside job for money as well as benefits, but if you are exclusively an Indie, welllll….. you need to plan for the down times. read article