Just the Tip

Check out Screenwriting Tips... You Hack. I'd hate to liken the page to Twitter but it's short, quick advice on screenwriting with some bite to it. You can blast through a lot of these. A recent tip that I like:

Screenwriting Tip #305

Never settle for good enough. Not in your word choice, dialogue, emotional beats, anything. Don’t stop rewriting until you get it right.

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Byte Sized Stories

In my travels across the web recently I came across Weird Tales Magazine. They have open submissions for their "One-Minute Weird Tales." You can get a taste below and then check the submission guidelines.

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Spec ific

Those of you interested in writing a "Burn Notice" spec, check out this interview with creator Matt Nix for some insights on the series and its characters.

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Summer Season

TV, I love you. But won't you give me a little break? Guess not; here are the chock-full Summer offerings from network and cable:


MAY
05/19/10 – Wednesday
The Good Guys (FOX) – Series Premiere

05/24/10 – Monday
The Bachelorette (ABC) – Season Premiere

05/27/10 – Thursday
So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) – Season Premiere
100 Questions (NBC) – Series Premiere

05/28/10 – Friday
Past Life (FOX) – Returns from hiatus

05/29/10 – Saturday
The Special Relationship (HBO) – Original telefilm premiere

05/31/10 – Monday
Cake Boss (TLC) – Season Premiere
True Beauty (ABC) – Season Premiere


JUNE
06/01/10 – Tuesday
America’s Got Talent (NBC) – Season Premiere
Losing It With Jillian (NBC) – Series Premiere
Wipeout (ABC) – Special Presentation
Hell’s Kitchen (FOX) – Season Premiere

06/02/10 – Wednesday
Happy Town (ABC) – Returns from hiatus
Are We There Yet? (TBS) – Series Premiere
Tosh.0 (COMEDY) – Season Premiere
Half Pint Brawlers (SPIKE) - Series Premiere

06/03/10 – Thursday
Burn Notice (USA) – Season Premiere
Royal Pains (USA) –Season Premiere

06/04/10 – Friday
Flashpoint (CBS) – Season Premiere
Miami Medical (CBS) – Returns from hiatus
The Neistat Brothers (HBO) – Series Premiere

06/05/10 – Saturday
Three Rivers (CBS) – Returns from hiatus

06/06/10 – Sunday
Sons of Tucson (FOX) – Returns from hiatus
Drop Dead Diva (LIFETIME) – Season Premiere
Next Food Network Star (FOOD) – Season Premiere
The Hard Times of RJ Berger (MTV) – Series Premiere
MTV Movie Awards (MTV) – Special Presentation
Ice Road Truckers (HIST) – Season Premiere
Top Shot (HIST) – Series Premiere

06/07/10 – Monday
Lie to Me (FOX) – Returns from hiatus
Last Comic Standing (NBC) – Season Premiere
Persons Unknown (NBC) – Series Premiere
Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC FAMILY) – Season Premiere
Dance Your Ass Off (OXYGEN) – Season Premiere
Neighbors From Hell (TBS) – Series Premiere

06/08/10 – Tuesday
Pretty Little Liars (ABC FAMILY) – Series Premiere

06/09/10 – Wednesday
Work of Art: The Next Great Artist (BRAVO) – Series Premiere
The Singing Bee (CMT) – Summer Premiere

06/10/10 – Thursday
Bethenny’s Getting Married? (BRAVO) – Series Premiere
Penn & Teller: Bullshit (SHOWTIME) – Season Premiere
Green Room with Paul Provenza (SHOWTIME) – Series Premiere

06/13/10 – Sunday
True Blood (HBO) – Season Premiere
Design Star (HGTV) – Season Premiere
Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami (E!) – Season Premiere

06/14/10 – Monday
Warren the Ape (MTV) – Series Premiere

06/15/10 – Tuesday
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (BRAVO) – Season Premiere
Double Exposure (BRAVO ) – Series Premiere

06/16/10 – Wednesday
Top Chef (BRAVO) – Season Premiere
Man Vs. Food (TRAVEL) – Season Premiere

06/20/10 – Sunday
Real L Word, The (SHOWTIME) – Series Premiere
Leverage (TNT) – Season Premiere
The Gates (ABC)- Series Premiere
Scoundrels (ABC) – Series Premiere

06/22/10 – Tuesday
Wipeout (ABC) – Season Premiere
Hawthorne (TNT) – Season Premiere
Memphis Beat (TNT) – Series Premiere
Downfall (ABC) – Series Premiere

06/24/10 – Thursday
Rookie Blue (ABC) – Series Premiere
Boston Med (ABC) – Series Premiere
Futurama (COMEDY) – Season Premiere

06/27/10 – Sunday
Hung (HBO) – Season Premiere
Entourage (HBO) – Season Premiere

06/28/10 – Monday
Huge (ABC FAMILY) – Series Premiere
Make It or Break It (ABC FAMILY) – Season Premiere
Intervention (A&E) – Season Premiere

06/29/10 – Tuesday
Rescue Me (FX) – Season Premiere
Louie (FX) – Series Premiere

06/30/10 – Wednesday
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns (TBS) – Season Premiere
The Real World (MTV) – Season Premiere


JULY
07/01/10 – Thursday
Ace of Cakes (FOOD) – Season Premiere

07/06/10 – Tuesday
Warehouse 13 (SYFY) – Season Premiere

07/07/10 – Wednesday
The Choir (BBCA) – Series Premiere

07/08/10 - Thursday
Big Brother (CBS) – Season Premiere

07/09/10 – Friday
Eureka (SYFY) – Season Premiere
Haven (SYFY) – Series Premiere

07/10/10 – Saturday
The Bridge (CBS) – Series Premiere

7/12/10 – Monday
The Closer (TNT) – Season Premiere
Rizzoli & Isles (TNT) – Series Premiere

07/13/10 – Tuesday
White Collar (USA) – Season Premiere
Covert Affairs (USA) – Series Premiere
The Glades (A&E) – Series Premiere

07/14/10 – Wednesday
Psych (USA) – Season Premiere

07/23/10 – Friday
The Pillars of the Earth  (STARZ) – Mini-Series Premiere

07/24/10 – Saturday
Being Human (BBCA) – Season Premiere

07/25/10 – Sunday
Mad Men (AMC) – Season Premiere
My Boys (TBS) – Season Premiere

07/27/10 – Tuesday
Masterchef (FOX) – Series Premiere

07/29/10 – Thursday
Jersey Shore (MTV) – Season Premiere

AUGUST
08/01/10 – Sunday
Rubicon (AMC) – Series Premiere

08/03/10 – Tuesday
Shaq Vs. (ABC) – Season Premiere
Big Lake (COMEDY) – Series Premiere

08/04/10 – Wednesday
Dark Blue (TNT) – Season Premiere

08/09/10 – Monday
Bachelor Pad (ABC) – Series Premiere
Dating in the Dark (ABC) – Season Premiere

08/11/10 – Wednesday
Hard Knocks: New York Jets (HBO) – Season Premiere

08/16/10 – Monday
Weeds (SHOWTIME) – Season Premiere
The Big C (SHOWTIME) – Series Premiere



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