What if you were to start your writing with the designing principles in mind?  In this episode Writer/Director/Producer Jared Marshall and Actor/Producer Valerie Hinkle from Of Fortune and Gold discuss writing with theme, your own personal narrative, budget, character evolution and resolution, writing in isolation.

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Body Dysmorphia Disorder is a complicated subject to write about and film especially when the film is a short.  In this show, Writer/Actor Shawn Kathryn Kane discusses Body Dysmorphia and the cult-like Pro-Am community, character motivations, finding a character's voice in people you know, editing dialogue, multiple plot-lines and character arcs.

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Production re-writing on set for television is probably the most stressful writing job in Hollywood.  When Joe Escalante is not on stage playing the bass for the punk band the Vandals, he's on set of Discovery ID's new show True Nightmares as a Production Re-writer.  In this episode Joe talks about writing within a budget, creating backstory, meeting viewers expectations, market research, knowing your audience, breaking into   a TV writing staff, building a strong portfolio and how to handle a pitch meeting.

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How do you begin and structure a compelling Sci-Fi book series?  Well my guest, accomplished Science Fiction novelist and the President of GLAWS Tony Todaro says you must find the most important life-changing moment of your character and start from there.  In this episode, we talk about the pitfalls to avoid in a novel series, delivering on the promises you’ve made to your readers in your writing and structuring the sci-fi story and character arc.

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Authentically connecting with an audience is the key to powerful writing. In this episode, political speechwriter Roger Wolfson talks about how he went from writing for Senators John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Paul Weston & Joe Lieberman to writing and selling scripts in Hollywood. Roger has written for “Saving Grace”, “Fairly Legal”, “The Closer”, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and many more.  He gives great advice on reading and analyzing scripts, writing themes and emotional through lines, creating conflict in scenes, pacing, the challenge of dialogue and techniques to find a voice.

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A hero thrust into a place where everything he knows is wrong, will create a tense and unique set of challenges.  In this episode, the writer for the 13th Warrior and Black Rain Warren Lewis discusses writing a Muslim hero, adapting a novel for the screen, researching cultures, writing the unwilling hero and their discovery of personal strength and the role of a writer on set and during re-writes.

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Writer/Director/Producer Serena Dykman works with her cast to create a backstory for her characters that everyone understands and will facilitate the most believable perfoirmances.  In this episode, we talk about her very unique process for re-writing, creating a flawed protagonist that the audience can relate to and writing dialogue based on real experiences.

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How do you produce an award winning film with limited funding?  Actor/Producer Zuher Khan at age 18 was given money for a car and instead invested it in his first film.  In this episode Zuher talks about how he took an idea, had a script written, put together a cast & crew, filmed with permits on the streets of Manhattan, attached the film to well know and experienced co-producers, aquired distribution and won awards in film festivals.  This is a great show for young film-makers.

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Taking responsibility for yourself and your actions in your writing is crucial to gaining the trust of your readers.  In this episode, author of “Marrying George Clooney”, playwright and scriptwriter Amy Ferris talks about marketing a memoir, the power of a good title, writing about personal tragedy, depression and suicide, having your radar up and working constantly looking for ideas and dialogue, distributing on Createspace and working with a great publisher. 

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How do you gain access to Hollywood producers and directors as a writer?   There’s a resource online called virtualpitchfest.com that has a solution.  In this episode the owner of virtualpitchfest.com David Kohner Zuckerman provides details on the best way to use the site to pitch your scripts and other fantastic tips like how to write a powerful query letter and the most important things to include in the first page of your script. 

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