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66 | Monique N. Matthews On Mentorship and Writing For Hallmark

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

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How I Breaked Into the Writing Business After 20 Years

Monique, we always have to ask because a lot of our listeners are so interested in how did you break into the business? Well, it's a pretty interesting story. I went to UCLA Film School and the producing program about 20 years ago as a writer. You should know about the business of show before you're just writing. So I had really quick success. It seemed like I was this great rising star. A lot I was on the cover of filmmaker magazine. And literally that's how it was Christmas in Harlem. But let me tell you about the snow.

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