Originality is Overrated
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How Not to be a TV Writer
Jon is a TV Writer who worked in the writers’ rooms of Veep (HBO) and HouseBroken (FOX). HNTBATVW is a guide to navigating a creative career in entertainment, warts and all.
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Dying of Uncontrollable Laughter
Examining the State of HNTBATVW's Episodic Slate
Tom Fontana ATX TV Interview
I sat down with the WGA East President / creator of HBO's Oz to talk about not asking for permission, how he discovered Substack, and the fundamental humanity of storytelling
What I Learned at ATX TV Fest
Some lessons from my festival weekend in Austin
The Three-Minute Pilot
What social sitcoms can teach every writer about character, constraint, and killing your darlings
The Muscle Suit
Why I'm through with a mindset that favors image over growth
The 4-Toy Rule
Why working on more projects makes each one better (and what toddler psychology has to do with your creative slate)
The Commercial Is Dead. Long Live Story.
Why branded entertainment is the future of marketing – and how creatives can ride the wave
Semper Infidelis: The Generative AI Quandary
How GenAI Broke Cinema's Oldest Promise
You Are the Studio Now
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