Write On: A Screenwriting Podcast

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Write On: A Screenwriting Podcast episodes

February 25, 2020 Write On with Screenwriting Career Coach Lee Jessup

Screenwriting career coach and guru Lee Jessup gives us a crash course on the spec market in the feature and television space, how to achieve authenticity as a writer, and much more. Lee Jessup is also a veteran sponsor of The Big Break Screenwriting Contest which is NOW OPEN! Is this your year? Enter now!

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36 min
February 11, 2020 Write On with 'The Goldbergs' Staff Writer Aadip Desai

The Goldbergs staff writer Aadip Desai discusses his path to getting hired on the show, what being a staff writer actually means, and the importance of self-care for writers.

The Goldbergs is currently airing on ABC and available for streaming on Hulu, Amazon Prime, iTunes and YouTube TV.

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28 min
January 27, 2020 Write On with 'Reprisal' Creator Josh Corbin
Reprisal creator Josh Corbin discusses being a first time TV creator, the influence of film noir on the show, and more. Reprisal follows a relentless femme fatale who, after being left for dead, sets out for vengeance against her brother and his gang of gear heads.
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44 min
January 14, 2020 Write On with 'Burning Cane' Writer-Director Phillip Youmans

Burning Cane writer-director Phillip Youmans discusses the real-life inspiration for the film, how he made the film while still in high school, getting picked up for distribution by Ava DuVernay's ARRAY, and much more.

The film follows an aging mother as she struggles with her religious convictions and the love for her son amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana.

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39 min
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December 17, 2019 Write On with Co-Creators and Directors of 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open' Elle-Maija Tailfeathers & Kathleen Hepburn
Elle-Maija Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn, co-writers and directors of The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open, discuss the inspiration for the film, the importance of representation onscreen, and much more. The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open follows a woman who, after a chance encounter on the street, encourages a pregnant domestic abuse victim to seek help. The film is streaming on Netflix now.
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28 min
December 16, 2019 Write On with Filmmaker and Sensitivity Reader Alex Creswick

Alex Creswick discusses what a sensitivity reader does and how it can benefit your story, her work as a development executive, the film The Blackout which she produced, and more.

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27 min
December 10, 2019 Write On with LaToya Morgan, Liz Alper, Lindsay Grossman and Jacqueline Penn

Founders of the WGA Twitter staffing boost LaToya Morgan and Liz Alper, and founders of the Pre-WGA Twitter staffing boost Lindsay Grossman, and Jacqueline Penn discuss the current state of the industry for screenwriters, their efforts to signal boost writers via social media and more.

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36 min
December 03, 2019 Write On with 'Dolemite Is My Name' Co-Writer Larry Karaszewski

Dolemite Is My Name co-writer Larry Karaszewski discusses how he and his writing partner Scott Alexander were approached by Eddie Murphy for the film, the long journey to the screen and more.
The biopic follows Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilariously obscene, kung-fu fighting alter-ego Dolemite became a 1970s film phenomenon. You can stream Dolemite Is My Name on Netflix.
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31 min
November 25, 2019 Write On with 'The Terror: Infamy' Co-Creator Alexander Woo

Alexander Woo, Co-Creator and Executive Producer of AMC's The Terror: Infamy, discusses balancing the shifting tones of the show, how Japanese folklore inspired it, and much more.

Set during World War 2, The Terror: Infamy follows a series of bizarre deaths that haunt a Japanese American community and a young man's journey to get to the bottom of what's going on.

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37 min

About Write On: A Screenwriting Podcast

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Designed to help you navigate the screenwriting industry, Final Draft, interviews working screenwriters, agents, managers, and producers to show you how successful executives and writers make a living…