Scripts & Scribes
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May 7, 2014 • 48min
Ep 59 – Jason Scoggins
SpecScout co-founder and Scoggins Report creator, Jason Scoggins explains how SpecScout was started, the selection and training process of SpecScout readers, the value of choosing a good reader or coverage service, the state of the spec market and more.Listen to the entire interview below. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an EMAIL! Or Tweet […]
Apr 28, 2014 • 45min
Ep 58 – Rich Freeman
Lit Manager, Producer and Partner at Code Entertainment, Rich Freeman talks about the difference between breaking a new writer vs. managing the career of established screenwriters, seeking clients interested in working in both film and television, deciding when a writer is good enough to develop as client, original pilots vs. spec scripts as TV writing samples and much […]
Apr 21, 2014 • 50min
Ep 57 – Ivan Brandon
DC’s Men of War writer, Viking creator and founder/owner of Offset Comics, Ivan Brandon explains how he got his start as a comic book writer, talks about the DC comics home office move from NYC to Burbank, digital comics in the marketplace, his new publishing company Offset Comics and much more. To hear the interview, […]
Apr 14, 2014 • 39min
Ep 56 – Stephen Christy
VP of Development at BOOM! Studios, Stephen Christy returns to the show and talks about spearheading BOOM!’s first look deal with Fox Studios, comic book to film/TV development, what Marvel Studios does right that DC hasn’t, how BOOM! discovers new material to publish and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. […]
Apr 7, 2014 • 45min
Ep 55 – Markus Goerg
Literary manager and co-founder of Heroes & Villains Entertainment, Markus Goerg talks about how he became a literary manager, H&V development of in-house IPs, how and why he occasionally takes queries via Twitter, why a screenwriter benefits from having an agent and manager and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. […]
Apr 2, 2014 • 43min
Ep 54 – Lee Jessup
Top screenwriting coach, Lee Jessup explains what she does as a screenwriting coach, when a screenwriter should start seeking representation, which screenplay competitions she recommends, what habits successful screenwriters have, her favorite screenwriting resources and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send […]
Mar 31, 2014 • 29min
Ep 53 – David Boxerbaum
Veteran literary agent, David Boxerbaum of Paradigm talks about how he got into representation, what a literary agent does, the health of the spec market, working in a partnership with managers, the importance of networking for screenwriters and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have a question about writing you’d […]
Mar 24, 2014 • 27min
Ep 52 – Richard Shepard
We talk to Dom Hemingway and The Matador screenwriter/director Richard Shepard about his new film Dom Hemingway starring Jude Law, how he wrote The Matador without an outline, making darker characters sympathetic and likable, what his new WGN America series Salem is about and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have […]
Mar 17, 2014 • 43min
Ep 51 – Marc Manus
We talk to literary manager and producer Marc Manus about working with clients not based in Los Angeles, how much material he would like new clients to have, his take on paid readers, consultants , screenplay competitions and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? […]
Mar 10, 2014 • 36min
Ep 50 – Vince Hernandez
We talk to Aspen Comics Editor-in-Chief and Damsels in Excess and Charismagic creator/writer, Vince Hernandez about the production process of comic books from idea to finished book, what good sales numbers are for indie publishers, his new comic series Damsels in Excess and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have a question about […]
