Shawna Benson
@shawnabenson
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TV Writer: Star Trek: Prodigy, Wu Assassins, The 100. Comics: Green Arrow, Birds of Prey. Likes tea, wine, and world peace. Late ADHD diagnosis club. Streamer!
Hollywood, CA
Joined July 2007
Periodic reminder that I maintain Twitter lists of pro writers w/ verifiable credits and am always looking for more. If you know someone who should be added, let me know! WGA/TAG/Int'l welcome.TV writers list: Feature writers list:
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Starting my yearly SDCC planning. No panels as far as I can tell (unless someone needs me/us). So, what's in the works this year? Who's going, who's staying home? Who isn't aware what SDCC is?.
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If you want some entertainment, @TheJulieBenson is playing Alien: Isolation on my Twitch stream right now. We are raising money for her charity, the Brussels Griffon Rescue organization.
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I won't leave. You can't make me. I've been here since 2007, and I'll be here until the lights go down for good. Sure, I'm elsewhere too but this is where I started. Leave, if you must. But I'll be here if you need me.
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My personal stream is more gaming focused with occasional other random interests -- mixology, trivia,writing. Lately I've been asked to read from books on stream, and I'm enjoying that.
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Most of you don't know, because I haven't really advertised it -- but I stream 3 nights a week on Twitch (or try to). The hope is to re-start the BensonSisters Twitch channel as a creative space to talk about writing and this business of ours that is changing all around us.
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How does he commission? Is there a site for that? I'd much rather pay an artist directly. Likely far cheaper in the long run.
@shawnabenson I don't get to watch much streaming these days but I hate the AI thing. My Youngling still creates and streams TTRPG when he's up to it but he ALWAYS commissions any music & art he doesn't make himself. I didn't even know the AI music was a thing until he told me how crappy it is.
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And re: "royalty-free" -- unless you can pay the fees to play copyrighted music your options are limited. It's challenging to keep a stream from feeling 'dead', music helps. Of course I want artists to be paid for their work -- that's my dilemma. I feel like a hypocrite about it.
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Am I wrong to be deeply concerned about the sudden rise of AI song/music generators? I'm seeing so many people using them in the streaming realm. A lot are doing it to generate royalty-free background music, which I get (I wish I had more royalty-free music for my stream). But. ?.
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A friend of mine lives in Augusta, GA. His power is out, they've shut off water. Devastation everywhere. It's BAD. Asheville is flooded. The news isn't covering this as it should be, partly because the damage is so widespread, where do you go, if you can even get there.
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RT @AuntSassyAss: For my Georgia people. Beware if Travling on I 20 around Augusta and Alanta area.
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RT @TheCatchFence: I don’t think the national media is grasping the level of devastation in FL, GA, SC, NC, TN, and VA. Whole towns have be….
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I was honored to participate in a documentary about Alex Ross and Kingdom Come. The project is blowing up on Kickstarter, so join the fun with some sweet goodies at different support levels.
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Had the BEST time at #STNASH last weekend. Got to meet so many awesome people. Only downside: getting some weird non-covid/non-flu bug that has knocked me out for four days. Otherwise, life is good. How are you?.
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So the Earthquake is his fault! I knew it! #somoney.
Vince Vaughn poses with his newly unveiled star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Distance from epicenter makes a difference. Felt scary in Hollywood.
#BREAKINGNEWS: A preliminary 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Los Angeles County Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was located in Highland Park. Watch live coverage now on ABC7:
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Slowly… S L O W L Y moving over to threads (juliebenson) so please find me there so I can be surrounded by my people (you).
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