For a while now, one of my dreams has been to be a fly on the wall in a room full of TV writers, more specifically, in a development room where they’re creating the episode arcs and story lines for the season. I’ve always wondered at how creative one can be in a group. Obviously, […]
Reading Like a Writer
I’ve just finished a second run-through of Francine Prose’s book Reading Like a Writer. I read it when it first came out, but this time, I gleaned much more, perhaps because I’ve written a novel in the interim…and know where my weaknesses lie. Sadly, the book left me feeling inept and incapable, especially as I […]