
Write Your Screenplay Podcast
Rather than rating movies and TV shows like a critic, “two thumbs up” or “two thumbs down,” WGA Award Winning screenwriter Jacob Krueger breaks down scripts without judgment (from scripts you loved, to scripts you hated) to show you what you can learn from them as screenwriters. Plus meet special guests, and get answers to your most pressing screenwriting questions! WriteYourScreenplay.com
Latest episodes

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Mar 30, 2022 • 26min
Character Traits vs Character Development: Is Your Character an Adjective or a Verb?
Learn the four elements of character development, and how thinking of characters as verbs instead of adjectives can help you write unforgettable characters.

Mar 14, 2022 • 31min
How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 5: Learn from Indie Producer, Noah Lang
Learn from acclaimed indie producer Noah Lang how to produce your own low budget film, connect with producers, and build your career, even if you’re not independently wealthy.

Feb 26, 2022 • 48min
How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 4: Getting Past the Gatekeepers
Learn techniques for building relationships with the right people to pitch your script and sell your screenplay. Part 4 of How to Sell Your Screenplay

Feb 12, 2022 • 31min
How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 3: How To Find The Right Producer
Learn how to identify and target the producers, managers, agents, directors and stars most likely to connect to your writing, not by selling out, but by selling into the very themes that made you want to write in the first place. Part 3 of the How To Sell Your Screenplay podcast series.

Jan 29, 2022 • 41min
How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 2: Contests & Festival
There are hundreds of screenwriting competitions and festivals. Can they help you sell your screenplay and break into the film industry?
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Jan 15, 2022 • 26min
How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 1
Jake examines how emerging writers can break into the film industry and sell a screenplay or TV pilot. Part 1.

Jan 1, 2022 • 27min
Writing Resolutions That Actually Work
Jake shares 5 tips for making writing resolutions that work. Understand the Flash Flood Principle for setting goals for yourself learn how to make New Year’s resolutions for your writing that last a lifetime.

Dec 8, 2021 • 41min
How to Win Pitch Contests: Pitching Tips For Pitch Festivus!
Pitch Festivus is almost here! Jake shares the secrets for how to make an elevator pitch that will help you master what you need for any pitch contest.

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Nov 25, 2021 • 23min
Why Every TV Series Is Like Thanksgiving
Learn how every TV series functions just like Thanksgiving dinner in this new podcast about how to build your TV series engine from pilot to series finale.

Nov 13, 2021 • 32min
Dune: Exposition Is Killing Your Screenplay
Learn how to write exposition without bogging down your screenplay through Jake’s script analysis of the Dune 2021 adaptation.