Screenwriters' Rant Room

By Hilliard GuessTV & Film

Screenwriters' Rant Room episodes

June 06, 2022 407: GAY PRIDE WRITERS RANT
In this episode, Hilliard and Emerging sci-fi/comedy writer Skyler Ezell sit down for a hilarious, two hour discussion about being black, gay writers in Hollywood and their own personal ways they have learned to adapt, progress, network, find cool places to write, get more involved in the LGBTQ+ community and later talk about the new climate of Showrunner's and so much more... At the end of the episode, Hilliard finally reveals his new gig as Director of Development with one of the top Showrunner's in town!

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Skyler Ezell on Twitter
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2 hr 27 min
May 23, 2022 406: KELLY EDWARDS - The Executive Chair
In this episode, Hilliard, Lynelle and Tracy chop it up with writer and former TV executive, Kelly Edwards to talk about her rise from assistant to casting, to executive, to producer… and then, years later, how she reinvented herself as a screenwriter after hiding this secret for decades. A few months into 2020, Kelly sat down and wrote the amazing book THE EXECUTIVE CHAIR - A Writers Guide to TV Series Development and soon after, staffed on the Fox series Our Kind of People with Showrunner Karin Gist!

Kelly’s book is a must read or (Audible) book for aspiring writers and young execs trying to gain a foot in the industry. Her book is filled with inside baseball kinds of stories from an executive POV that are designed to help writers and filmmakers have a better understanding of how execs think, how to find value in your personal story, how to learn industry ropes, how to manage yourself in development, how to pitch with your personal story, how to better position yourself for success and so much more!
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Chris Derrick on Twitter
Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Kelly Edwards on Twitter
Kelly's Website: www.KellyEdwards.com
Tracy Grant on Twitter
Lynelle White on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 41 min
May 16, 2022 405: KIMBERLY ALLEN - "JOURNEY TO STAFFING"
In this episode, Hilliard and Executive Producer Tracy Grant chop it up with lil' sis, writer/filmmaker Kimberly Allen about her amazing journey from Detroit to LA, working odd jobs that later came to play in her writing, building relationships at The Organization of Black Screenwriters, creating content, being your own boss and finally, staffing on the new, upcoming series "KOLD x WINDY" on the AllBlk Network!
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Chris Derrick on Twitter
Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Kimberly Allen on Twitter
Tracy Grant on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 25 min
May 09, 2022 404: RASHIDI HENDRIX - LITERARY MANAGER
In this episode, Hilliard, Chris, and writer Saeed Crumpler sat down with Literary Manager/Producer Rashidi Hendrix of Metallic Entertainment (my personal manager btw) to discuss his journey climbing the ladder in the music industry, to TV executive, to management/producer where he now represents an amazing list of hot, diverse, writers, producers, directors and actors y'all.

Later in the interview, we gave Saeed the opportunity to ask some dying questions to Rashidi from an emerging writer's POV who was recently staffed... Rashidi gives him game on ways to keep a job and to better land and build relationships with your reps... and so much more!

A don't miss episode y'all!

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Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Rashidi Hendrix on Twitter
Saeed Crumpler on Twitter and Instagram
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 12 min
May 02, 2022 403: RASHEED NEWSON - BEL AIR
In this episode, Hilliard, birthday boy Chris, along with emerging writer Saeed Crumpler, chop game with Rasheed Newson - Executive Producer/Showrunner of Peacocks new, hit series BEL AIR!

This is another super dope interview y'all. Rasheed really gives the inside baseball of the industry from the perspective of a showrunner who was thrust into this position after years of working with writing/producing partner T.J. Brady, excelling in the number two positions on some of the most popular shows out there!

A don't miss episode for all of you writers dying to staff -- with lessons/game to help you keep your job in the room and ways to shine while producing your episodes!
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Chris Derrick on Twitter
Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Rasheed Newson on Twitter and Instagram
Saeed Crumpler on Twitter and Instagram
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 52 min
April 25, 2022 402: Brian Austin - ScriptHop
In this episode, Hilliard does a one-on-one with Brian Austin, CEO and Founder of ScriptHop, the popular screenwriting technology for writers! We also talk about growing up with depression, figuring out who you are as a person, challenges developing a software company and so much more!
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Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast.
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Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Brian Austin on Twitter
ScriptHop on Twitter and their website ScriptHop.com
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
52 min
April 18, 2022 401: TRIBE WRITERS Talent Incubator
In this episode, Hilliard talks with some dope, black, female Emerging Writers from Executive Producer (INSECURE) Amy Aniobi's new, inaugural TRIBE WRITERS Talent Incubator: writer/filmmaker Jasmine Ogunjimi who was also a professional basketball player, Sherean Jones, a writer/filmmaker who is a sought after 1st AD, currently in film school at USC and Colette Prosper, a comedy writer, journalist and podcaster of The Yummi CoCo Show has written articles for Elle, New York and many more.

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Chris Derrick on Twitter
Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Colette Prosper on Twitter and Instagram
Tracy Grant on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
Sherean Jones on Instagram
Jasmine Ogunijimi on Twitter and Instagram
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1 hr 56 min
April 11, 2022 400th EPISODE!
Hilliard, Chris, Lynelle White and Tracy Grant chop it up, celebrating, ranting and droppin' game on our 400th podcast episode y'all!

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Chris Derrick on Twitter
Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Lynelle White on Twitter
Tracy Grant on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 30 min
April 04, 2022 399: Assignment Writer Brian Gary
In this episode, Hilliard does a one-on-one with Brian Gary, a busy assignment writer and executive producer of the popular '3rd & Fairfax' WGAW Podcast.

We talk about this journey from The Actors Studio and studying acting and playwriting, landing work in Dramaturgy, starting over in LA, creating work for himself, landing assignments, tips for pitches that sale, how you can help companies turn signatory to the WGA and so much more!

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Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast.
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Chris Derrick on Twitter
Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Brian Gary on Twitter
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 45 min
March 29, 2022 398: CARL SEATON - IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE
In this episode, Hilliard & Chris talk with the homie, writer/director Carl Seaton about: strategies with crews, gauging the temperature on the set, prep through production, pre-tone and tone meetings, answering questions, using athletes and coaches to help understand adversity and leadership, lending your expertise, building a thematic thread, pivotal scenes, looming issues, getting out of your way, feeding your dreams and so much more!
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Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast.
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Chris Derrick on Twitter
Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Follow Carl @MrCarlSeaton on all Social Media, including Twitter and Instagram!
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook
The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter
1 hr 33 min