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Literary manager Jeff Portnoy talks about his role giving notes to writers, setting them up with agents, getting them ready for staffing and even producing movies.

Film ratings consultant Barry Freeman discusses rating elements such as sex, violence and language on screen and explains why this knowledge is important for screenwriters.

John Stimpson has happily made a living and achieved success writing, producing and directing movies without moving to Los Angeles!

Writers Chuck McCue and Jules Vincent thought like producers when writing their horror movie "Alive." Now it's screening at Austin.

In anticipation of his new book, writer Erik Bork discusses the seven elements of a viable story for screen, stage or fiction.

Will Plyler, owner of Done Deal Pro, shares his thoughts about the thousands of film and TV deals made in Hollywood and archived daily on his website.

Greta Heinemann raised herself at an early age, learned English by watching Baywatch, came to the United States determined to be a writer and is now a producer on NCIS New Orleans!

Kerry Carroll discusses the ways that market research is used to test scripts, films and TV shows.

Producer Kelli Joan Bennett and writer Monica Zepeda talk about how they turned a simple idea and one location into "Collusions," a festival-winning movie starring Tom Everett Scott.

Writer Alex Cramer returns to talk about his latest spec sale and what he's learned from ten years of writing assignments and pitch meetings.