Prep week on "The Border"

From Dead Things ON Sticks: University can be a good place for a would-be writer to make the right connections, but, really, these days you can learn most of what you need to know about the industry on the Net. A case in point is this assemblage of posts by TV writer Denis McGrath, about prep week on an episodic drama. McGrath is an expat American who writes for the Canadian series "The Border"; the series is pretty good, but not as good as his blog. You'll have to scroll around a bit to read his prep notes in chronological order, if that sort of thing matters to you; regardless, once you're done you'll know more about the real life of a TV writer than you might want to. Now, if only the Net had fraternities and keggers.

Labels: TV writing

 

The big question for screenwriters

From The Telegraph (UK): Ellin Stein asks: "The big question is why anyone would want to pursue a screenwriting career when they could earn decent money and a lot more respect writing for TV drama." The answer, we suspect, is that most writers would be happy with either.

Labels: screenwriting, TV writing

 

Horror doesn't have to be horrible

From Written in Canada: The writers of the new TV series Blood Ties, and the creator of the Gingersnaps movie franchise, argue that horror doesn't have to equal schlock.

Labels: Blood Ties, film, Gingersnaps, horror, movies, screenwriting, TV, TV writing