Writers Group Therapy – Page 3 – Fighting Writer's Block and Other Literary Ailments

February 27, 2018 tloveman

Session #25 – Writers’ Take On Black Panther

In this week’s session, we discuss the latest Marvel blockbuster “Black Panther,” from a writer’s perspective, and discuss characters, gender roles, world building and more.

February 20, 2018 tloveman

Session #24 – Punk Rock TV Pilot with Adam Pineless

Do you like musical TV shows? Listen in on this week’s session as we interview screenwriter/songwriter Adam Pineless and talk about his punk rock musical TV pilot.

February 13, 2018 tloveman

Session #23 – Mentoring

How, when and where do you get a writing mentor? What makes a good mentor? Are you a mentor? Join us in this week’s session all about mentors.

February 6, 2018 tloveman

Session 22 – Focusing On One Project vs. Multiple Projects

Do you focus all your time and effort into crafting the perfect script for your passion project? Or do you write anything and everything until your eyeballs bleed? We discuss where we fall on the continuum of working on one project to multiple projects in this week’s session of Writers Group Therapy.

January 30, 2018 tloveman

Session #21 – Grammar

They’res nuthing woors then ungood gramer! Of course you want people to be enthralled by your characters and story, and not distracted by your poor punctuation, but writing with proper grammar also can make a difference in how an actor reads a line and how it impacts the other characters in the scene. We discuss the myriad of reasons to check and double-check your work for proper grammar.

January 23, 2018 tloveman

Session #20 – Copyright

How, and when, do you protect your work? Do you need to file for a copyright? With the Writers Guild? We discuss the hows and whens of copyrighting your script.

January 16, 2018 tloveman

Session #19 – Animation and Diversity

Is it easier to push a political or social agenda writing for animated films and TV shows than in writing for live action? We discuss Jem & the Holograms, Gummy Bears, Smurfs, A Bug’s Life and everything Pixar and more.