Reckless Creatives

Everyone says, "It's all about the story" ... but what even is story? Tom Vaughan dives deep into structure, and how having a clear process can not only help you get the words down, but it can also dig you out of the ditch when your story goes off the rails.

And, yes, Jeanne's plant is still alive.

Resources for this episode:
Tom's Story and Plot website
Get 15% off with this coupon code for any of Tom's classes: RECKLESS15
Tom on Twitter: @storyandplot
Tom on IMDb

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Sadie Dean and Jeanne Veillette Bowerman chatted with award-winning audio-fiction podcasters, K.A. Statz and Travis Vengroff, about their multiple, incredibly successful podcast series (yes, 25-million downloads kind of success!!!!), finding a work/life balance (good luck with that), their writing and producing schedules, and so much more.

If you ever wanted to create an audio-fiction podcast, this is the overview you need.

Episode Resources:
K.A. Statz (Kaitlin Statz) on Twitter: @StatzInk
Travis Vengroff on Twitter: @VenTravis
Fool & Scholar Productions
K.A. Statz website
Travis Vengroff website

Katilin and Travis podcasts:
Don't Mind: Cruxmont starring Bridgerton's Adjoa Andoh
The White Vault starring 1883’s Eric Nelsen
VAST Horizon
Dark Dice starring Jeff Goldblum
Liberty

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Wow ... this one is definitely a favorite. Sadie and Jeanne make room on their therapy couch for the one and only Amanda Deibert—multi-hyphenate extraordinaire. Like, seriously, she does everything— author, screenwriter, and bestselling comic book and graphic novel writer.

And she's also a must-follow on Twitter.

Big lesson: If you want to stretch yourself, learn to say yes, until you have to say no.

Listen and find out what we mean.

Resources from this episode:
Amanda Deibert on Twitter @AmandaDeibert
Instagram:  @amandadeibertofficial
TikTok: @amandadeibert
Amanda's site.
You Already Have the Answers by Amanda Deibert

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We're calling this "The Shit Show" not because Joe Favalaro is a "shit show," but because Jeanne was having a shit-show day of mattress delivery and chaos.

Sadie and Jeanne have an in-depth convo with screenwriter/novelist/musician, Joe Favalaro—better known as Joe Straynge—about music, screenwriting, feedback notes, childhood dreams, being dark and broody ... and starting a cello trio.

Cellos are cool as hell. You heard it here first. 

Resources from this episode:
Script Pipeline Script Notes
Star Wars Disco
Camper Van Beethoven

Where to find Joe's work:
Pipeline Artists 
Coverfly
The Blacklist
IMDb 
Rough Party
Twitter and IG: @joestraynge

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Sadie Dean and Jeanne Veillette Bowerman have an in-depth talk with the amazing Scott Myers about his new book, The Protagonist's Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling.

To say they have writers' crushes on Scott, is an understatement. He's simply the nicest, most generous man in the industry, living to help writers.

And this book is his gift to all of us.

Resources from this episode:
Scott Myers on Twitter @GoIntotheStory
The Protagonist's Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling
Go Into the Story Blog on the Black List
Andrew Stanton TED Talk analysis on Go Into the Story
Zero Draft 30 on Facebook
Jess King's Reckless Creatives episode.

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What do you do when the legend that is John Truby walks into the Reckless house? You soak up every piece of advice he offers.

Sadie and Jeanne chat with John about his new, amazing book—The Anatomy of Genres.  Every writer needs it. It'll be the new "required reading" in Tinsel Town.

Seriously, it's a game-changer!

Resources from this episode:
John Truby's website.
The Anatomy of Genres (THE new, amazing book!)
The Anatomy of Story
Jess King's Reckless Creatives episode.
John Truby on Twitter: @JohnTruby

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"If you're not in over your head, you're not doing your job as a writer." Yep, that about sums up the theme of Sadie and Jeanne's convo with Jeff Kitchen. If you're looking for inspiration to push your story to its limits (and beyond), look no further.

Oh, and a plant's life might be in danger. Or maybe not. We'll see.

UPDATE: Jeff has a new book out, The Hero's Dilemma: Drama at the Heart of Your Story.  Available now! "Decades in the making, The Hero’s Dilemma was written by one of the world’s top-rated writing teachers, Jeff Kitchen. This book is a game changer, showing you how to start any story from scratch, maximizing its dramatic power as you create, develop, and construct it. A Dilemma of magnitude—trapping a protagonist between two equally unacceptable alternatives—is the engine of drama, and yet it’s virtually unheard of in film schools or writing courses."

Resources from this episode:
Jeff Kitchen's website.
Cactus Jack episode.
"How Does Breathing Affect Your Brain?"
Jeff Kitchen on Twitter: @script_kitchen

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While Sadie galavanted around Europe, Jeanne put reckless on steroids and talked with Jeff Frye, bank robber turned writer. Yes, a bank robber who got 20 years in a maximum security prison is now a published writer. So, what's your excuse?

Resources from this episode:
Symposium's NaNoWriMo Write-In Sprint, November 1st
Skip the Vomit, Make a Plan by Craig Weeden
Writer's Market Guide to Getting Published
Symposium's One-on-One with Lane Shefter Bishop
Mark Dawson YouTube
Jeff Frye's website

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Now that we have your attention ... While Sadie is vacationing in Europe, Jeanne decided to shake things up and invited writer/director/producer/filmmaker and uber reckless creative Jay Thornton on the show with actor/comedian Michael Gull—the star of the Thornton Brother's new film, CACTUS JACK.

If you want reckless, look no further. There's a lot of swearing, a lot of honesty about Hollywood and indie filmmaking, how limiting the industry is for creatives who push the envelope, and the origin story of CACTUS JACK—the most daring indie flick you'll ever watch. That's a promise.

Follow Jay Thornton on Twitter: @ThemThorntons
Follow Michael Gull on Twitter: @RMichaelGull
CACTUS JACK Film and Trailer
HARD OUT Podcast
HARD OUT Episode with Jeanne
Jay's Pipeline Artists Articles

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Sometimes you need a good kick in the butt to get writing done ... or an alarm clock. Ralph Walker from the #5amwritersclub talks about finding a community to keep him engaged and productive, while Sadie takes a nap just at the thought.

If your regular routine isn't working, switch it up and give an early start a try!

The gigantic list of resources from this episode:

Join the #5amwritersclub on Twitter
Symposium's "One-on-One Animation Convo with Joshua Pruett"
Pipeline Artists: "Balancing Art and Ambition" by Jeanne
"The Book of Jane (Friedman)" by Jeanne
Jeanne couldn't find Andy Rooney's messy desk video, so here's "Andy Rooney on Sleeping" ... because we're tired just thinking about getting up at 5 a.m.   
Reckless Creatives' "Let's Talk About Money"
Symposium's "Self-Publishing: The Fundamentals and Beyond"
Ralph Walker's website and short stories.
Follow Ralph on Twitter: @RW_Igloo
Join Ralph's mailing list: [email protected]
Join #PipelineAuthors on Twitter, every Thursday at 5 p.m. PT | 8 p.m. ET

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