Sadie and Jeanne talk with Imani Davis, a multi-hyphenate extraordinaire—producer, podcast host, festival programmer, wearer of many hats.

Despite Imani's packed life, Sadie and Jeanne couldn't help but brainstorm new business ideas for her ... because, why not? That's what reckless creatives do when they hang. 

Resources from this episode: 

• American Cinematheque
• Proof Film Festival on IG: @prooffilmfestival
• Imani Davis on IG: @imanimdavis
• Players: A Film Industry Podcast
• Film Girlz Who Brunch on IG: @filmgirlzbrunch
• On-Demand Pitch Deck Symposium

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Sadie and Jeanne dive into the world of Tommy Wallach to discuss writing musicals, plays, screenplays, novels, the value of being a pianist, why bread is not happening, and so much more. 

This one is a must-listen for all artists who want to dive into multiple mediums and find a path of sanity while juggling 12 balls in the air. Just read his bio below ... yeah, he pivots like none other. 

*****

Tommy Wallach is the author of the Anchor & Sophia trilogy, Thanks for the Trouble, and the New York Times bestselling We All Looked Up, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. His writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, Tin House, Wired, and other magazines, and he is a MacDowell Fellow. He was signed to Decca Records as a singer-songwriter, and has independently released two full-length albums, including We All Looked Up: The Album, a companion record to his first novel. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he recently opened up his first escape room, and is working on bringing his novels to various sorts of screens. Grok more at TommyWallach.com.

Resources from this episode:
Tommy Wallach's website
Tommy on IG: @tommywallach

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Well, turns out we had a lot to say about ... everything.

If you need some Real Talk™ advice from the trenches, Sadie and Jeanne have it. Sure, could it be something we talked about before? Who knows. We're too exhausted to remember.

But we have thoughts about writing and life ... we always have thoughts.

Resources from this episode:
"The Secret to Finding a Screenwriting Mentor" by Jeanne on Script Magazine
Seth Sherwood RC episode
Seth Sherwood's post on X about "Things we can stop doing in movies ..."

Pipeline Podcasts:
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It's not everyday we get a writer with the life and work experience of Charles Kipps to join our crazy podcast, let alone have a therapy session with Sadie and Jeanne.

Yes, we talked about everything from Charles producing Aretha Franklin, to our struggles as writers, to Charles' decades of writing experiences ... and he's still selling screenplays to this day! 

You're not going to want to miss this one ... so much great advice from the legend that is Charles Kipps. (See below for Charles' full bio.)

One note of correction: Charles inadvertently stated that Bill Cosby's agent helped him get his first book published, but it was actually Cosby's editor who did. Just wanted to correct that for the record.

Resources from this episode:
Charles Kipps website—be sure to sign up for his newsletter! 

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Writer/producer Charles Kipps has won an Emmy, Peabody, Humanitas Prize, and Mystery Writers Edgar Award. 

Among his credits are Exiled: A Law & Order Movie and the 25th Anniversary Columbo special, A Trace of Murder. His film credits include Fat Albert: The Movie as well as independent films Frame of Mind, Zarra’s Law, and Anatomy of the Tide. He is currently in preproduction with Someday Sometime, a music driven romantic comedy which he will also direct.

Kipps is the author of the Conor Bard Mysteries. The first three titles are Hell’s Kitchen Homicide, Crystal Death and Times Square Trouble. The novels chronicle the days and nights of Conor Bard, an NYPD Detective who, while a dedicated cop, considers himself a musician with a day job.  Kipps also wrote two nonfiction books: Cop Without A Badge, which details the exploits of a confidential informant who worked with both local and federal law enforcement; and Out of Focus, which goes behind the scenes of a turbulent year at Columbia Pictures. His new novel is Absolute Threshold, an espionage thriller. It is the first in a series about CIA psychiatrist Harvey Chatham as he combines psychology with spy craft. 

Kipps received numerous gold records and Broadcast Music awards while writing and producing songs for artists such as Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Melba Moore, and Temptations lead singer David Ruffin for whom he wrote the hit Walk Away From Love. He was a partner in McCoy/Kipps Productions with Van McCoy, whose recording of The Hustle topped the Billboard charts

We never turn down a chance to pick the brain of screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup! Sadie and Jeanne dove into practical advice about breaking in, to keep your day job or quit, how to pursue being a writer/director and so much more. 

Resources from this episode:
Resources from this episode:
Lee Jessup's website
Screenwriters Support Group
Your Career Plan (new offering)
Lee's Books
Lee's YouTube channel
Lee on BlueSky
Lee on X: @leezjessup
Lee's articles on Script Magazine

Lee's Symposium sessions:
Current and future sessions are all listed here (both free and paid events)

Pipeline Podcasts:
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Can you believe we haven't talked to a horror writer yet? Well, we fixed that ... meet Seth Sherwood. 

Sadie Dean and Jeanne Veillette Bowerman talk with Emmy-nominated horror writer/director Seth Sherwood about the 10 years it took for him to break in, the challenges and joys of writing horror, tips for newbies wanting to break in, and so much more!

Seth Sherwood's Full Bio:

Seth M Sherwood is an Emmy-nominated Los Angeles-based screenwriter, director, designer, and producer.  His feature screenwriting credits include Leatherface for Millennium/Lion’s Gate and Hellfest for Valhalla/CBS Films. He also provided uncredited on-set script work for London Has Fallen.  On the TV side, Seth has staffed on two teen-horror shows with Awesomeness TV: The Unsettling and Light as a Feather for Hulu. He’s also written for the forthcoming Wytches for Amazon. He has developed original pilots with Amblin TV, Valhalla Entertainment, and Universal.  

In the 90s Seth was a Pacific NW art-kid who made zines out of Fangoria magazines at Kinkos and was an early adopter of Apple products, (and now they’ve trapped him.) He hopes to some day pay off his student loans. If he died tomorrow he would be survived by several bottles of anti-anxiety meds.

He’s also still looking for somebody to invite him to their D&D group.

Resources from this episode:
Seth's book, The Scary Movie Writer's Guide
Seth's Substack
Seth on X: @SethMSherwood
Seth on IG: @Seth.M.Sherwood

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Sadie and Jeanne chatted with Donald H. Hewitt, a professional screenwriter of 24 years, about his long screenwriting career, his new book (oh ... don't you worry ... it's a good one), and even look back at the mistakes we all make when we're naive and young ... and maybe a little dumb.

Lots of great advice we wish we knew years ago! 

Resources from this episode:
Don's IMDb
Don's book, Mastering Screenwriting: From Shorts to Features
Don's Screenwriting Coach Los Angeles

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Get ready for a fun ride... Sadie and Jeanne speak with Josh Zetumer—showrunner, head writer and executive produce of FX's new series, "Say Nothing," out now on Hulu.

Josh discusses the process of adapting The New York Times best selling novel, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe, the challenges of writing to a tight budget, and shares amazing advice all writers need to hear.

You're going to want to watch this series. Maybe even a few times.

ABOUT JOSH ZETUMER

Joshua Zetumer serves as the showrunner, executive producer and head writer of FX’s Say Nothing, an adaptation of the New York Times best selling and National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-Fiction winning book "Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland" by Patrick Radden Keefe. 

Zetumer has written on a number of global box office hits, including RoboCop from director Jose Padilha, the action thriller Patriots Day about the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013 and the subsequent terrorist manhunt. Directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan and Kevin Bacon, Patriots Day was based on the book "Boston Strong" by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge. He also completed script revisions for the 2008 James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace.

Three of Zetumer’s scripts have been included on the Blacklist, two of them in the top ten.

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Sadie and Jeanne sit down with Screenwriter and Career Coach Jenna Avery for some writer therapy, including tips for productivity, pitching, and giving yourself grace. All the things writers struggle with.

Resources from this episode:

• JennaAvery.com - Jenna's website with her scripts
• CalledtoWrite.com - Jenna's website for writers
• Free guidebooks for writers when signing up for my mailing list: Includes workbooks on How to Choose Your Next Book (Or Screenplay!) and Master Your Premise Line, my Character Profile template, and more.
• Free courses inside the Called to Write community: Create Your Own Writing Tracker, Clear the Decks for Writing, + network access + more free courses coming.
• Called to Write community membership (paid) with monthly meetings, weekly writing check-ins, six writing sprints each week, and more. 
• Free mini meet & greet session with Jenna to explore coaching together and/or find out more about working with Jenna 1:1 here
• Ask the Coach Script columns https://scriptmag.com/ask-the-coach
• Jenna's Final Draft articles.
• Screenwriters, what challenges do you run into that you'd love to see addressed in this column? Take our short survey here, submit your question to be answered anonymously via my online form here, or email Jenna directly at [email protected]. Look for answers to selected questions in my monthly “Ask the Coach” column on the third Thursday of the month. 
• Find Jenna on X @JennaAvery and Bluesky @jennaavery.bsky.social. 

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Screenwriter, memoirist and writing coach, Michelle Cutler, chats with Jeanne Veillette Bowerman about adapting true stories, either as scripts or as memoirs.

Everyone has a story in them ... find out how to begin telling it.

Resources from this episode:
Michelle's Website
Michelle's Podcast
Michelle's Coaching
Michelle on IG: @mickytcutler

Related Symposium sessions:
"Cracking Your Memoir" by Anthony Chin-Quee

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