Posted in Novel Writing, Fiction, Fiction Writing Blogs, Writer Unboxed on Jun 21st, 2007 4 Comments »
I didn’t plan on covering online resources for genre writers of fiction until this fall, but I stumbled across a crazy good site I wanted to highlight.
Writer Unboxed is a blog-based site "about the craft and business of genre fiction." Two writers studying what made successful genre fiction work created the site to share their […]
Posted in TV Writing, Screenwriting, Battlestar Galactica, WGAWest, Written By, TV Writing Magazines, Ron Moore on Jun 21st, 2007 No Comments »
WGAWest’s Written By magazine has released its Summer 2007 issue and it’s full of SciFi TV Writing articles. Here’s the blurb from their site:
"Holy frak! His fans believe Battlestar Galactica creator Ron Moore is resurrecting the sci-fi genre, but this showrunner’s most devout followers are on his writing staff.
Plus investigate the history […]
Posted in Television, TV Writing, TV Writing Programs, Disney ABC Writing Fellowship on Jun 20th, 2007 No Comments »
The Disney/ABC TV Writing Fellowship released a press release four months ago where they profiled the writers accepted into the program based on last year’s submissions. I’m not sure if these short bios were the ones submitted by the Fellows or if Disney wrote them, but they are a good example of how to write […]
Posted in Television, TV Writing, TV Writing Programs, Disney ABC Writing Fellowship on Jun 19th, 2007 No Comments »
Two weeks ago, the director of the Disney/ABC TV Writing Fellowship spoke in Los Angeles at a Screenplay Lab event. One of the writers who attended reported back on the TVWriter.com message boards with advice on the Personal Statement that is a necessary part of the submission package. They said the director is looking for […]
Posted in Comic Books, ComicCon on Jun 15th, 2007 No Comments »
Comic Con is the largest comic book convention of the year. It’s held annually in Southern California at the San Diego Convention Center. This year is going on from July 25th to 29th. And if you are serious about writing in the field, you need to get down there and meet the editors of your […]
Posted in TV Writing Programs, Screenwriting, Warner Bros Writers Workshop on Jun 14th, 2007 1 Comment »
DEADLINE AND FELLOWSHIP DATES HAVE CHANGED: SEE THIS POST.
Last month, I profiled the ABC/Disney Fellowship program for aspiring television writers. Today, I’ll covering the basics of the program offered by Warner Bros. studios.
Where the Disney program is a year-long, paid internship, the Warner Bros. TV Drama Writers Workshop runs from 12:30p-2:30p every Wednesday for eight […]
Posted in Comic Books, Dark Horse on Jun 6th, 2007 2 Comments »
You’ve probably familiar with Dark Horse Comics titles and didn’t know it. The U.S.’s third largest comic book publisher has published well-known titles that have been made into movies such as Sin City, Hellboy and 300. They also take movie and television properties and make them into comic book series, such as Alien, Buffy and […]
