On The Page

Political turmoil! Climate disasters! How can a comedy writer find the funny? Marc Warzecha, writer, comedian and director of The Sketch School, is here to help.

Writer Tiffany Bratcher worked her way up from writers PA to writer for the Amazon Prime series On Call and story editor for Chicago PD. Here she talks about writing procedural and half-hour drama, police ride-alongs and the need to always be pitching. 

Writer Jan Kimbrough discusses The Women’s List, a nonprofit spotlighting production-ready scripts by women writers.

Pilar and her husband Pat describe how their real life story felt like a movie story as they evacuated Los Angeles during the wildfires.

Filmmaker, author, comedian Sari Karplus made a movie with her kids on a lark and ended up winning film festivals! Listen to her take on working with kids, how she wrote four childrens' books and how taking time to “look at the trees,” might just be the key to a work / life balance.

Rae Shaw, an award-winning writer, director, and producer of short-form media, shares insights from her book, The Short. She explores the creative freedom of short films and their significance in modern storytelling. The discussion highlights the versatility of the short film landscape, the evolution of music videos as platforms for social commentary, and the rise of camera phone filmmaking. Additionally, Rae emphasizes the power of punctuation in narrative craft and the accessibility of filmmaking for emerging creators.

Pilar reads and gives feedback on the loglines that didn’t make the top fifteen lists for the 2024 Logline Contest.

Pilar and Aadip read, evaluate and vote on feature and TV loglines sent in by listeners!

Career coach Lee Jessup returns to discuss the industry changes and writing trends of 2024 and shares what’s ahead for the new year.

Writer/Director Coley Sohn talks about the fun and frustration of writing and directing her independent movie “Mudkey,” which satirizes the right/left divide during one miserable day on a Florida island.