This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter— sign up here . “How do I write sober?” was the big question that sobriety raised. I told the alcoholics who were helping me, “If it comes down to a choice between my creativity and my sobriety, I don’t know that I will choose sobriety.” […]
In my writing, I often begin a scene by drafting two versions of the same event: the event as it would look captured on camera, the “view from nowhere,” in as much as such a thing can ever exist—and then the scene as witnessed by a primary character. What do they focus on? What is […]
BIPOC late-night and variety show writers say the lack of diversity on-screen and behind it is due to a lack of chances and opportunity given to people of color. “If you look at traditionally… the hosts that we remember a lot, the ones from those 11:30 p.m. 12:30 a.m. shows, they got so many chances,” […]
Your browser does not support the video tag. Summary Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, has gained a devoted fanbase and critical acclaim, with multiple Emmy nominations and wins. The show’s co-creator, John Hoffman, discusses the creative process behind unveiling mysteries and collaborating with actors, including new cast […]
‘Blue Beetle’ & ‘Primos’ Warner Bros/Amazon Freevee Latino leaders are urging the support of striking actors and writers from underserved communities in an open letter released on the 100th day of the WGA strike. “Stories are more than entertainment. They are a powerful tool for social change that fuels our collective movement to build a […]
Five times in my historical novel Sparrow , the character Calidus, a young provincial Roman who is the oldest son of a brothel owner uses the late twentieth century idiom, “Whatever.” On each occasion one of his free employees is telling him something he doesn’t particularly want to deal with. Twice he waves his hand […]
THR Illustration; images: Adobe Stock, Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images. When the Writers Guild of America went on strike May 2, the early days of the work stoppage saw scribes channel their creativity into picket signs that reflected their rage over such issues as AI and fair pay as their union went head to head with […]
Tor Books, in partnership with Literary Hub, presents Voyage Into Genre! Every other Wednesday, join host Drew Broussard for conversations with Tor authors discussing their new books, the future, and the future of genre. Oh, and maybe there’ll be some surprises along the way… Looks like Team Genre is blasting off again! I’m thrilled to […]
Rogen, an actor, director and producer, says “infighting” between studios and streaming giants means there is still “a great distance to go” in the dispute. Seth Rogen: Studios ‘hate each other’ 1:00 Seth Rogen says the film studios and streaming giants are unable to get on the same page because they “hate each other” as […]
One day in late April, two enormous boxes arrived at my door. Together, they weighed eighty-six pounds. For the last two years, my brothers and I had been renting a storage unit in L.A. so we would not have to deal with our parents’ stuff. This was an arrangement I would have been happy to […]
