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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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May 24, 2019 • 41min
611. Wedded to the Writing
Writers Jason Director and Ayla Harrison are happily married and constantly moving forward in their writing career. They've also developed a list for finalists and fellows to help them make contacts and get work .

May 17, 2019 • 44min
610. Character Development
Pilar is joined by writer Melissa Cassera to discuss ways to create and show the emotional progression of on-screen characters.

May 10, 2019 • 49min
609. Daring Canadians
Canadian writers Michelle Muldoon and Geordie Sabbagh talk about the daring steps they've taken to seek out contacts and make their own movies.

May 3, 2019 • 41min
608. The World Builder
Ashleigh Powell (The Nutcracker and the Four Realms; one of Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch) talks about her love of writing, genre, and world building.

Apr 26, 2019 • 41min
607. Bare Knuckle Writing
David Matillo wrote seven unproduced scripts before his feature spec "Bare Knuckle" made the 2015 Blacklist. He discusses the projects he's written since then and what he's learned along the way.

Apr 19, 2019 • 52min
606. What's the Star on the Horizon?
Manager/Producer Markus Goerg (Heroes and Villains Entertainment) describes a writer's career as, "never boring, never easy and never a straight line."

Apr 12, 2019 • 45min
605. "Assume Your Audience is Smart"
Playwright / screenwriter Christy Hall (I Am Not OK With This on Netflix), discusses her approach to writing for the stage and screen.

Apr 5, 2019 • 43min
604. The Organized Writer
Organizer Tracy McCubbin, author of Making Space, Clutter Free, discusses ways to declutter your writing space and organize your writing time.

Mar 29, 2019 • 53min
603. Writing the TV Drama Series
Author/ USC Professor Pamela Douglas discusses the changes to genre, structure and the international market addressed in the fourth edition of her classic book Writing the TV Drama Series.

Mar 22, 2019 • 49min
602. "All of the Above"
Hilliard Guess, writer on Deadly Class, talks about asking for what you want, changing perception and his personal steps toward becoming the next J.J. Abrams.


