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Write On with Emmy®-Nominated 'The Handmaid's Tale' Showrunner Bruce Miller

September 10, 2019

Emmy-Nominated The Handmaid's Tale Showrunner Bruce Miller discusses how the show stays true to the original book, collaborating with Elisabeth Moss and the rest of the cast, what it takes to be a showrunner, and much more.

All The Write Moves: 'Where’d You Go, Bernadette'

September 9, 2019

Some popular novels beg for cinematic adaptation because their stories are shaped like movies, with clear beginning/middle/end plots and ample visual potential. Popular novels that are more literary in nature present greater adaptation challenges. Th...

IT Chapter Two' Screenwriter Gary Dauberman on Adapting the Fan Favorite (SPOILERS!)

September 9, 2019

Screenwriter Gary Dauberman has made his living in horror. He is not only responsible for The Conjuring Universe spin-offs Annabelle and The Nun, but for penning 2017’s megahit It, based on Stephen King’s nightmare-inducing novel. The paperback versi...

The Fast Five: The Industry Gears Up For Awards Season

September 9, 2019

The Fast Five:

Sublime Primetime 2019: Celebrating Emmy®-Nominated Writers

September 5, 2019

Photo credit: Michael Lynn Jones The Writers Guild of America, West along with Writers Guild Foundation, Variety and Final Draft brought together many of this year’s Emmy® Award writing nominees for an evening to honor their hard work.

Write On with Career Coach Carole Kirschner

September 4, 2019

Carole Kirschner is the creator of the CBS Diversity Writers Program, director of the WGA Showrunner training program, and a highly sought-after entertainment career coach. Carol discusses what it takes to get into the programs she is involved with, ...

Rising Through the Ranks: Asmita Paranjape

September 4, 2019

The Fast Five: Networks Are Risking Less During Pilot Season as Cost of Television Skyrockets

September 3, 2019

Here’s hoping everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend, and watched Jason Reitman’s Labor Day, which is—in my humble opinion—a legally mandated long weekend tradition. Now that we’re back to the grind, here’s the TV news everyone will be buzzing abou...

Weekend Movie Takeaway: Summer Recap

September 3, 2019

The final weekend of summer didn't offer a lot of surprises at the box office, but it does give us a chance to look back at the macro takeaways from what has long stood as the most intensely scrutinised movie-going period of the year.