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Tag Archives: James Hereth
[IN THE TRENCHES] Shameless Self-Promotion
As a writer, self promotion didn’t used to be important. Most writers are more of the self-doubting introvert types as it is. Who would we promote ourselves to? The dog? Well, things have changed. A lot. Thanks in a large … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, IN THE TRENCHES, Industry
Tagged Blowback, James Hereth, Self-Promotion
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[IN THE TRENCHES] Two Heads
Collaboration. Not an easy thing to accomplish effectively, but the entire entertainment business is built around the concept, so it’s better to embrace the notion than to fight it. Seriously, you can’t fight it. I’ve tried. Sure, some other art … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, collaboration, Hereth, Industry, James Hereth, partnership agreements, Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriting, Writer, Writing, writing partners
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[IN THE TRENCHES] I’ll Get Around To This
Let me open by saying I was initially hoping to have this ready to post last week. Well, I may not be on time, but at least I’m on theme. Procrastination. It’s quite the beast, really. It can easily eat … Continue reading
Posted in IN THE TRENCHES, Industry
Tagged Advice, James Hereth, Procrastination, Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Writing
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[IN THE TRENCHES] Do You Really Want to do This?
Everybody and their cousin has an idea for a movie or television show. Some of them have a lot (of ideas, that is, not cousins). Well, sure they do, ideas are the easy part (a dime a dozen used to … Continue reading
Posted in IN THE TRENCHES, Industry
Tagged Advice, Industry, James Hereth, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Writing
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[SPOTLIGHT] Kuu Kuu Harajuku
Let me get this out of the way right at the top. I’ve never met Gwen Stefani. Nevertheless, Rhonda Smiley and I have been writing on her show for a while now, and it premieres in the U.S. on Nickelodeon … Continue reading
Posted in Industry, SPOTLIGHT
Tagged Animation, Gwen Stefani, Industry, James Hereth, Kids Show, Kuu Kuu Harajuku, LoliRock, Nickelodeon, Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriting
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[THE MAKING OF] Drawing Conclusions. And Comics.
Before movie and television writing became my focus, my creative outlet of choice was drawing. Like most kids, I guess. It’s kind of mandatory coursework in the early schooling phases, alongside Introduction to Napping and Paste Eating 101. For me, though, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Blowback, Comics, Drawing, Graphic Novel, James Hereth, Mort Walker, Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriting, Space Wars
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[THE NETWORK] The Stinky & Dirty Show
Fellow screenwriter, Guy Toubes, and I both went to NYU together. But as far as I know we never met there. We had a lot of mutual friends, though, which is how we eventually connected out in Los Angeles after we … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, IN THE TRENCHES, Industry, NYU, THE NETWORK
Tagged Amazon Original Series, Guy Toubes, James Hereth, Kids Show, Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book, NYU, Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriter, Talking Trucks, The Adventures of Chuck and Friends, The Stinky & Dirty Show, Wolfcrest Entertainment, Writer
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