B’s 2020 Look Back (Silver Linings Edition)

Wait… Did I send a 2019 update? I did not. I started (in my head at least), but so much was happening at the end of 2019 that I put it off, figuring Iโ€™d finish it once everything got โ€œback to normalโ€ in 2020. To which 2020 said: ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ While I didnโ€™t finish … Read more

Before The Year Ends — Some Writing News

A couple of 2020 bright spots as we round out the year. I think it’s okay to mention, as rumors of Season 3 have been public since June. Paul and I got to do this: We wrote in the fall and have heard that the shoot actually happened in December in Atlanta, making this our … Read more

My New Volunteer Gig (brought to you by My Zombie Parents)

Things I don’t love to do:1) Social Media in general2) Twitter. I happily collaborate on clients’ blogs, products, website content — but, thus far, I’ve drawn the line at posts for social media platforms. There are a lot of benefits to using social media, but as everyone who has seen The Social Dilemma (i.e. everyone) … Read more

I Might Start a Vlog…

Guys, I’m thinking about starting a vlog. It’s not something I’ve considered before because I don’t love being on camera or speaking spontaneously and especially for the style I’m thinking about it will require camera and editing skills far beyond what I have. I can already envision the amount of media collection and organization that … Read more

Who My Third Party Voting Friend Would Be in a TV Writers Room (the Logic Police)

Iโ€™m from the Midwest โ€“ so my social media feeds are not entirely void of Trump supporters. Their posts can scald, but I have developed a protective layer that prevents me from exploding when I rub up against them. The algorithms must have figured this out, because now Iโ€™m being fed more posts from my … Read more

Life in the Time of Pandemic and Lies (9/24/20 – 10/02/20)

I think it was last Thursday (9/24) that in the wake of an article in The Atlantic, a member of the press asked the President if, were he to lose the election, he would facilitate a peaceful transfer of power, and he responded, “We’ll just have to see.” This roiled things up for a day or … Read more

Thinking about Chadwick Boseman, Cancer and Hollywood

Would you rather be famous / remembered / rich / accomplished / loved / fill-in-the-blank-with a dream — and die young? Or struggle in obscurity / not accomplish said dream and live longer? Would you rather feel healthy for a shorter period of time, or feel sickly but live longer? “Would you rather” games are … Read more

My Journey from Contest to Manager to Agent to Paid Writer… Maybe!

Depending on how long you’ve been exploring the business of being a writer in Hollywood, you’ve probably asked or heard someone ask, “How do I get a writing job?” One of the first answers to this is often, “You need to have an agent.” The following question is, predictably, “How do I get an agent?” … Read more

That Time I Almost Unfriended April Ludgate

Americans are stressed. Here’s a poll taken in June by the American Psychological Association, and here’s an article about about how we’re more stressed now than in the 90s — especially if we we are old enough to remember the 90s. Individuals in my life support this. They report incidents of road rage, scuffles between … Read more