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Dec 13, 2019 • 47min

641. The Agent

TV literary agent Davina Hefflin (The Gersh Agency) talks about her work with writers and the storytelling and character development that moves her on the page.
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Dec 6, 2019 • 48min

640. A Very Scotty Christmas

Writer Scotty Mullen returns to the podcast to talk about his upcoming holiday movie, the Christmas tropes he loves and what it's like to work with Donna Mills.
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Nov 29, 2019 • 51min

639. Basement Club Reunion (Part 2)

Writer/Directors Emily Dell and Hannah Macpherson talk about their productive year creating horror/thriller content and their interesting advice to "come at storytelling sideways."
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Nov 25, 2019 • 8min

638. Bonus: Logline Lesson

Announcement of the deadline and rules for the 2019 Logline Competition. Plus 10 patterns to help build your logline.
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Nov 22, 2019 • 54min

637. Basement Club Reunion (Part 1)

Writer/Directors Etta Devine, Barbara Stepansky and April Wright return to talk about a year writing on Outlander, getting a blacklist script produced, creating an award winning documentary and much more.
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Nov 15, 2019 • 54min

636. TV Trends Updated

Writer and television journalist Michael Grebb returns to discuss "Five Big Trends Writers Should Know About" including a new take on "peak TV," the death of the television season and the fact that almost everything in the industry is motivated by CYA.
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Nov 8, 2019 • 41min

635. Frederator!

Kelsey Calaitges, development executive at Frederator Studios (Adventure Time, The Fairly Odd Parents) and writer on GO! Cartoons Bravest Warriors shares wisdom about pitching and writing for character-driven animation.
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Nov 1, 2019 • 47min

634. The Genre Mash

Pilar and writer Jake Morgan discuss ways to combine genre, tone and intention to create the perfect "genre mash" television show.
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Oct 25, 2019 • 59min

633. The 17-year Overnight Success

Hear how, after seventeen years of stops and starts, Matt Harris's script "The Starling" was produced with actors Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Kline, Chris O'Dowd, Timothy Olyphant and director Ted Melfi.
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Oct 18, 2019 • 25min

632. Rewrite Techniques

Pilar offers "Five Easy Rewrites" and writers on social media add over 40 more! Take notes on this one.

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