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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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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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


