Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Daniel Habib.

Daniel Habib is an American-Lebanese author, teacher, and acclaimed filmmaker. A student of King, Barker and Ito, his prolific screenwriting career has birthed numerous successful series and feature films, earning both critical acclaim and commercial success. Today, he channels his dark gift into crafting thrilling and heart-pounding stories across various media formats.

In this episode:

• Daniel elaborates on his "dark gift" of the story craft

• we chat about stepping into your story identity
• Daniel shares about his storytelling journey
• you'll hear more about the politics of TV
• you get a peek behind the scenes of the horror anthology, Arabian Nightmares
• Daniel shares advice for writers who want to write across media formats
• you'll hear about bleeding through the pen and being a buffet
• Daniel shares some insight into his latest film, "Cobra."

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