Joel Eisenberg
Bio
Joel is a writer-producer, and partner in TV development group Council Tree Productions. He has developed projects for Ovation TV, TNT, Decades TV and FOX Studios, among others.
Stories (71/0)
“Victim Mentality"—If You Do Not Understand It, You Have Never Experienced It
Depression is real. Paranoia is real. Pain ... is real. Psychological or physical, it doesn’t matter. You will not find “victim mentality” in a DSM manual. It is neither a disease, nor an illness.
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in Psyche
How to Replace Your Job Earnings with an Equivalent Work-from-home Writing Income
Assuming, of course, that you are reading this article with the intent of learning how to earn a respectable income as a writer, either part-time or full-time, designing a writer’s life should be your first step.
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in Journal
Masturbating with Metal: Gun Culture and the Fantasy of the Armed Teacher
I want to be clear here: There are always exceptions to every stance. However, as a former special education teacher of at-risk children and adults (gang members, drug addicts and alcoholics, and the “severely emotionally disturbed”—not a personal judgement, but a population designation for those unaware), dynamics in such classrooms would severely jeopardize the safety of both students and educators if the latter are allowed to open carry while teaching.
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in The Swamp
Stripping Bare for Public Consumption: You Think It’s Easy Being a Writer?
Writers are, by and large, a bold lot. The women pictured above were inspired by a similarly empowering visual of the musical group, Little Mix. The insults scrawled on their bodies, as with those of the women of Little Mix in a much-discussed body-positive photo posted on their Instagram account (see final image, below), represent a selection of verbal affronts they’ve endured throughout their lives.
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in Motivation
How to Exponentially Maximize Your Vocal.media Income
Let me be honest here. I joined Vocal.media back in December of 2017. I wrote several articles over a period of three months during rehab from knee surgery. I am a writer-producer by profession. However, I could not focus on my more business-related creativity and so I experimented writing content for this website.
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in Journal
The 21 Most Important Books Ever Written, and a Selection of Worthy Honorable Mentions
Allow me to get this out of the way first: I’ve read each and every book listed here, as well as those mentioned here, cover-to-cover. I have utilized no defined methodology in selecting my choices, other than my own grasp of history.
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in Geeks
5 Reasons Why the WWE's Domestic Television Ratings Have Taken a Nosedive
First, an admission. I’m a 54 year-old male who’s been watching WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) since it was the WWWF (World Wide Wrestling Federation) in the early 70s, when Bruno Sammartino and “Superstar” Billy Graham regularly sold out Madison Square Garden and arenas throughout the northeast.
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in Geeks
When Is Enough, Enough? Some of My Best Friends Are Conservative. You, Sir, Are No Conservative
As we say in Brooklyn, “It’s bullshit already.” Shut down the damn government, then, Mr. Trump. We’ve had a temperamental, impulsive con man in the White House for the past two years. It’s not as if we’ve had a functioning government since.
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in The Swamp
I’m a Writer. I Loathed Working 9-5. Here Are 10 Strategies to Really Write Full-Time for a Living
Who among you would prefer to be your own boss, really? Everyone, right? Okay, maybe not everyone—it is certainly risky after all—but how many of you, if you had your druthers, would elect to give up the commute and work from home in your underwear?
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in Journal
The Final Word, Maybe. How 'Star Wars: Episode 9' Can Work and Tie Together the Entire Saga
So you detested The Last Jedi, and you signed the petition to have that ill-fated episode stricken from canon. The effort will go nowhere, and though I’m one of those fans who abjectly loved the film, I’d of course have to admit it left many of us in a teeth-gnashing uproar.
By Joel Eisenberg5 years ago in Futurism