Warren Leight is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and television producer. He is best known for his work on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Lights Out and as the showrunner for In Treatment and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His play Side Man was a finalist for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Warren is one of the few playwrights that can go so easily from stage to screen . . . and that’s all about how he started writing in the first place. See he started because he wanted to be a sports writer, and then . . . wait . . . I’m giving it away. Just listen to the podcast and hear Warren talk about:

How a lie about loving horror movies led to him writing one . . . and why you might want to fib a little too.

Why he binge writes.

The importance of joining a Writer’s Group and how it helped him.

Why the deadlines of TV help make him a better writer . . . and how you can use deadlines to accomplish your goals, whether you have a TV network demanding a script or not.

How he wrote Side Man without realizing he was writing it . . . and what it was like after he won The Tony (and it’s not what you think).

 

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