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In this episode you will learn the one place you need to look for your best story ideas.Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

William M. Akers is a Lifetime Member of the Writers Guild of America and has had three feature films produced from his screenplays. He has written scripts, series television, and documentaries for for MGM, Disney, Paramount, and Universal studios as well as independent producers in Nashville, New York, London, and Los Angeles. For 19 years, he taught screenwriting at Vanderbilt University, and later served as the Chair of the Motion Pictures Department at Belmont University. He does script consulting and gives writing workshops and seminars around the world.To learn more about Will and to read his blog check out: www.yourscreenplaysucks.comYou can click here to purchase his book: Your Screenplay Sucks! 100 Ways to Make it GreatSupport the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

The Rule of Opposites is an effective way to help design characters, acts and scenes. Listen to learn all about it.Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

From teaching me screenwriting in grad school to writing for Francis Ford Coppola to being on the cutting edge of VR, Pinckney has done it all. Listen and learn why he was such an important mentor in my screenwriting journey. Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

Listen to find out what Pieces of the Puzzle you should include in your next screenplay!Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

You may know him as the actor you've seen in shows like "Dopesick" or "The Walking Dead" or maybe you saw him play Robert Redford's son in "A Walk in the Woods". If you saw him as the lead in the Showtime movie "Shifting Gears", you also experienced him as a screenwriter, because he wrote that film. This week we get to hear about screenwriting from an actor's point-of-view as well as from a screenwriter's point-of-view. Enjoy!Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

The rewriting process hinders many screenwriters because they start rewriting before they finish the first draft and that often results in never finishing it. Don't make that mistake. Listen and learn what the real goal of writing a first draft is.Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

It took almost a year, but we, finally, have part two of the Bob Saenz interview. In it, we talk about the second half of Bob's book, "That's Not the Way it Works: A No-nonsense Guide to the Craft and Business of Screenwriting." It is chock full of information that every screenwriter should know. You can order Bob's book here ==>> https://scriptcake.com/shop/Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

I think it's a good idea for novice screenwriters to develop their screenplay organically. What does that mean, exactly? Listen and find out.Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

Andy Silverman is a screenwriter who specializes in writing and producing low budget features. His latest film “Cyst”,  which he co-wrote and produced, is available on VOD, Amazon Prime, on DVD and has a Special Edition VHS that is available with Cyst Hot Sauce!Andy’s first feature “Texas Cotton” is currently available on several on-line platforms. His award winning web series “Buckle Up”  can be seen  on Amazon Prime. His latest film “Seclusion” is, currently, in post-production.His hobbies include playing ice hockey in an adult rec league, competing in crossword puzzle tournaments, watching the English Premier League, and drinking coffee.Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.