The Writers Panel

Marion Dayre (Better Call Saul; Shantaram; Marvel's Echo); Rebecca Addelman (creator, Guilty Party; New Girl); Ami Boghani (The Name Game; The Reluctant Fundamentalist); Abdi Nazemian (Ordinary Joe; Almost Family) discuss breaking in, finding reps, managing your agents, and more.CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz (Gordita Chronicles; One Day at a Time; Love Life; Diary of a Future President; Brooklyn 99) answers questions from DePaul University writing students as part of a class on TV showrunning. This Q&A is specifically about showrunners as writer/producers.CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica Saleh (creator/showrunner, One of Us Is Lying) and Yulin Kuang (creator, I Ship It; upcoming: People We Meet On Vacation) battle technical difficulties and interruptions to bring some great advice about pitching and what general meetings are good for. PLUS: the C. Robert Cargill (The Black Phone; Dr Strange) was the first guest in the paid-subscriber-exclusive Q&A on Ben Blacker's substack. Hear selections from that fun, intimate session. To hear the entire Q&A, as well as one with House of the Dragons showrunner Ryan Condal, and to participate in future Q&A sessions yourself, subscribe to Re:Writing now: benblacker.substack.comCONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, actor/writer John Ross Bowie (Big Bang Theory; Speechless) on his new memoir, No Job For a Man. Then, author Chuck Wendig (Wanderers; The Book of Accidents; Star Wars: Aftermath) on his new novel Wayward.CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Plec (creator/showrunner, Vampire Academy, Vampire Diaries, Legacies), Steve Lightfoot (creator/showrunner, Shantaram, The Punisher), Laura Kittrell (co-showrunner, High School; Insecure), and Dana Ledoux Miller (showrunner, Thai Cave Rescue) discuss their personal connections to their current projects, how it never gets easier, how it's always a joy. PLUS: Julia Yorks (1UP; Strawberry Shortcake) has a new podcast called The Baby Writers Podcast in which she chats with TV and feature writers who broke into the entertainment industry within the past few years.CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do Revenge director/co-writer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Thor: Love and Thunder) and co-writer Celeste Ballard (Space Jam: A New Legacy; Wrecked) discuss striking a specific tone, being the Alpha and Beta in friendship and working relationships, how the movie was written three times, how working on Thor: Love and Thunder changed Jenn's approach to directing, and more. PLUS a chat with writer/director Greg Mottola (Confess, Fletch; Adventureland; The Dangerous Book For Boys).CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Graham (co-creator, A League of Their Own; showrunner, Daisy Jones and the Six), Melissa London Hilfers (creator, Monarch) and Conner Shin (Harley Quinn; Fairfax) discuss writing for actors, building a machine that works, and why Will wants you to bring photos of your loved ones to the writers' room. PLUS a chat with The Ebo Twins (writer/director and producer of Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.)CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce Miller (creator/showrunner, The Handmaid's Tale), Veronica West (creator/showrunner, Surface; co-creator, High Fidelity), Natalie Chaidez (The Flight Attendant; Queen of the South), and Eric Haywood (Law & Order: Organized Crime; Manifest) discuss what keeps them going, specific shows they've worked on, what makes a room functional, and the best part of writing. PLUS: a chat with DC League of Super-Pets co-writer/co-director Jared Stern (creator, Dr Ken).CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Better Call Saul co-creator Peter Gould and writers Tom Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, Ann Cherkis, and Ariel Levine discuss the road to the end, pitches that got away, whether the series had a happy ending, and, finally, the answer to the question they posed in previous appearances: What problem does becoming Saul Goodman solve?CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Acker (author, Stories to Keep You Alive Despite Vampires); Preeti Chhibber (author, Spider-Man's Social Dilemma); Sarvenaz Tash (author, The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love; upcoming: A Whole Song and Dance); Lily Sparks (author, Teen Killers Club series); Halima Lucas (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur; Rugrats) talk about writing for young audiences, their work habits, letting your characters lead, and more.CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIAbenblacker.substack.com https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.