Posted in Novel Writing, Young Adult, Mirrorstone, Wizards of the Coast, Publisher on May 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Back when I was in college as an English major, I was accepted as a summer intern in the Editorial department of one of the few Los Angeles based book publishers, an independent non-fiction house. I spent that summer reading unsolicited manuscripts, looking for that unpolished gem that I could recommend to the editors. Three […]
Posted in Heroes, TV Writing, Saturn Awards, Battlestar Galactica, Superman Returns, Awards on May 11th, 2007 No Comments »
SciFi.com’s SciFiWire has the winners list for the 33rd Annual Saturn Awards. The Saturn Awards honor the best in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror in Film and Television. The interesting part of the list for writers is seeing what shows/films you should be paying attention to. ‘Heroes’, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and the film ‘Superman Returns’ locked […]
Posted in Television, Bionic Woman, Pilots, Journeyman, Screenwriting on May 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Today the Hollywood Reporter confirms the following SciFi pilots will be announced as pick ups for Fall 2007 season next week:
The Bionic Woman [via NBC Press Release]
Struggling as a bartender and surrogate mom to her teen-aged sister, Jamie Sommers didn’t think life could get much harder. But when a devastating car accident leaves her at […]
Posted in Television, TV Writing, TV Writing Programs, Screenwriting, Disney ABC Writing Fellowship on May 11th, 2007 2 Comments »
The formula for getting work in television as a writer is:
Talent + Connections + Great Samples (Specs) = Work
So what if you’re new in town with the talent and the specs, but no connections? How do you possibly break in to the business if your Uncle Larry doesn’t run a network?
Three major studios in Hollywood […]
Posted in Reaper, Bionic Woman, Pilots, Pushing Daisies, Journeyman on May 10th, 2007 2 Comments »
Next week the telelvision networks will announce which new shows they are picking up for the fall. But this Hollywood Reporter article lists which new shows were told to start hiring writers this week. These are the SciFi ones that have been given the go ahead so far:
The Bionic Woman - NBC
Journeyman - NBC
Pushing Daisies […]
Posted in Television, Pilots, Life On Mars, Eli Stone, Demons, Blood Ties on May 9th, 2007 No Comments »
An update to my earlier post. Here are additional SciFi pilots being considered:
ABC
- Life on Mars: Detective whose girlfriend has just been kidnapped finds himself transported back to the 1970s. Based on the BBC series.
- Eli Stone: Thirtysomething attorney (Jonny Lee Miller) begins to have larger-than-life visions that compel him to do unusual things; Victor […]
Posted in Productivity, Rescue Time, BackpackIt on May 9th, 2007 3 Comments »
You’ve heard these a million times:
"Self-discipline is the key to creating a steady career as a writer."
"You have to sit down and write every day to improve your craft."
Or, as I read in one online signature:
"Writing is 3% effort and 97% not surfing the Internet."
I used BackpackIt to set my writing goals, but its a […]
