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Pilar Alessandra
ON THE PAGE: Join professional script consultant Pilar Alessandra as she demystifies screenwriting and answers your questions about script craft and story.
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Jan 29, 2021 • 44min
703. Crosby Selander and the Seven Figure Deal
After years of hard work and hustle, writer Crosby Selander defied the odds and sold his script in a major bidding war to Legendary Pictures. Hear how he did it and cleared that “final hurdle!"

Jan 22, 2021 • 54min
702. Writing Telenovela
Award-winning Brazilian writer Rosane Svartman talks about the story work that goes into writing 155 episodes of one season of a prime-time telenovela.

Jan 15, 2021 • 41min
701. What Does The Character Think of Himself?
Hunter Doohan discusses what he’s learned as an actor and as a writer from portraying the role of Adam opposite Bryan Cranston on the Showtime series Your Honor.

Jan 8, 2021 • 42min
700. Script Guy for Coverfly
Mitch Lusas, Head of Product for Coverfly, talks about his company’s approach to finding talent and helping writers.

Jan 1, 2021 • 45min
699. Double the Talent
JaNeika and JaSheika James, co-executive producers of Gossip Girl, talk about the life and career experiences that went into their inspiring memoir, Living Double.

Dec 28, 2020 • 56min
698. Logline Contest 2020: Part 2
Pilar reads and gives feedback on the loglines that didn’t make the consider or recommend list for the 2020 Logline Contest.

Dec 25, 2020 • 1h 46min
697. Logline Contest 2020
Pilar and Aadip evaluate loglines sent in by listeners. Who will get a consider, recommend or pass?

Dec 18, 2020 • 51min
696. 2020 Writing Trends in Review
Career coach Lee Jessup returns to discuss the writing trends popular in 2020 and shares what’s ahead for the new year.

Dec 11, 2020 • 43min
695. Filming it While Living It
With a little help from Michael Bay, Adam Mason and Simon Boyes wrote and produced a movie about the pandemic during the pandemic. Hear how both the story and the production of their movie, Songbird, adapted to the real-life events happening around them.

Dec 4, 2020 • 58min
694. Getting Creative During Covid
Alexander Troxler reached out to other writers during the lockdown and ended up with a collaborative tv pilot and a whole new kind of writers’ room.