Writers Group Therapy
By Rachanee Lumayno and Tom Loveman
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Writers Group Therapy is a podcast by writers for writers. We cover timeless topics for writers on the craft, important issues related to the business of writing, and interviews with up-and-coming and established writers, agents, and other people who will appear in a writer's life at some point in their journey.
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Session #209 - David Stassen - Showrunner for Netflix’s “Running Point”
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May 06, 2025 |
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Session #208 - David Scott Hay on Writing Speculative Fiction and Horror
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Session #207 - Fantasy Romance Author Nicolette Andrews
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Session #206 - Spotting red flags in writing gigs
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Session #205 - Urban fantasy author and entertainment journalist Randee Dawn
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Session #204 - Gatekeepers
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Session #203 - State of the Industry 2025
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Session #202 - Writer, director, producer Summer Shelton talks her new romantic drama “You & I”
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Session #201 - How writing styles have changed
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Session #200 - Writing for yourself vs writing for others
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Session #199 - Interview with Cyndi Brec, YA Romance/Fantasy Author of “The Therans Series”
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Session #198 - Evan Kelman, “Barron’s Cove” writer/director & CEO of ScriptGen
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Session #197 - Interview with “A Mistake” Writer/Director Christine Jeffs
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Session #196 - Writing An Identity Not Your Own with Alex Temblador
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Session #195 - It's been an AI Summer (and Season 8 Kickoff)
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Session #194 - Showrunner Ben Roy talks creating Netflix’s “Our Living World”
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Session #193 - Am I Okay? with screenwriter Lauren Pomerantz
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Session #192 - StoryandPlot.com screenwriter and screenwriting professor Tom Vaugh
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May 21, 2024 |
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Session #191 - “The Big Bend” with writer/director Brett Wagner
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May 07, 2024 |
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Session #190 - “The First Omen” with co-screenwriters Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Session #189 - “A Bit of Light” Screenwriter Rebecca Callard and Director Stephen Moyer
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Session #186 - Notes to Myself
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Session #186 - The Harvesting of Haystacks Kane author Steve Schlam
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Session #187 - “Barry” Writer and Co-Executive Producer Duffy Boudreau
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Session #185 - Fast Hollywood
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Session #184 - Interview with “Sexpecations” writer/actor/producer Jenna St. John
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Session #183 - “Full Circle” creator/screenwriter Ed Solomon
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Session #182 - 2024 Industry Bingo
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Session #181 - Holiday Deals and Writing Holiday Movies
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Session #180 - Interview with “Always Lola” Screenwriter/Director Jeffrey Crane Graham
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Session #179 - Post WGA strike state of the industry
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Session #178 - Pariah’s Lament author Richie Billing
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Session #177 - Interview with Author and Screenwriter Jane L. Rosen
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Session #176 - Interview with Dusk Wave Arts CEO Paul Graham
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Session #175 - We’re Back but Hollywood is still on Strike - Year 7 Premiere
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Session #174 - Interview with Abbott Elementary & Harley Quinn Showrunners Schumacker and Halpern
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Session #173 - Kingdom Legacy Book #3, Writers Strike & Year 6 Wrap Up
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May 15, 2023 |
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Session #172 - Script Doctoring with Shannon Massey Smith
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May 02, 2023 |
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Session #171 - "Blindspotting" Showrunner Rafael Casal
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Session #170 - Tidbits from Stephen King’s “On Writing”
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Session #169 - Screenwriting with Tyler Mowery from Top Development
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Session #168 - WGA Priorities
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Session 167 - Promoting Your Writing
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Session #166 - CreAItors
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Session #165 - Interview with the creators of the comedy streaming show “The Game”
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Session #164 - Hello, 2023!
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Session #163 - Franchise Fatigue Fatigue
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Session #162 - Who Dunt Dunt DUNNit? with Thomas Tulak and Adam Pineless
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Session #161 - Is Hollywood Imploding?
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Session #160 - "Addicted In Film" with Ted Perkins former studio exec, producer and screenwriter
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Session #159 - Matthew Gentile - writer/director of “American Murderer”
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Session #158 - Get It Made X with Co-founders Matt Boda and Sylvie Dang Boda
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Session #157 - Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Nicholas Bruckman
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Session #156 - “Estate Planning for Writers” with author Matt Buchman
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Session #155 - What Hollywood Did On Our Summer Vacation
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Session #154 - Dennis Lehane - “Black Bird” Writer and Showrunner
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Session #153 - Interview with Maggie Cohn Showrunner of HBOMax’s “The Staircase”
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Session #152 - WGT’s Annual Pilot Season Analysis - It’s a Wild, Wild Pilot Season
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Session #151 - The Economics of Entertainment
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May 17, 2022 |
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Session #150 - Rachanee Lumayno talks about “Heir of Memory & Shadow” – Kingdom Legacy Series Book #2
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May 03, 2022 |
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Session #149 - Writing for Games with David Bergantino
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Session #148 - Amazon closes MGM deal. What it means for screenwriters
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Session #147 - Interview with Lauryn Kahn - “Fresh” Screenwriter
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Session #146 - Interview with Paul Kalburgi - Writer and host of The Writer’s Toolkit book and podcast
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Session #145 - Interview with The Story Merchant Ken Atchity
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Session #144 - Interview with “Scream” screenwriter James Vanderbilt
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Session #143 - Does Script Length Matter?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Session #142 - Quantity vs quality. Is the filler episode dead?
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Session #141 - Old Year/New Year - End of Year Wrap Up
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Session #140 -Gifts for the Writer in Your Life
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Session #139 - Interview with “Eternals” Screenwriting Team Kaz & Ryan Firpo
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Session #138 - A Moving Interview with Tom
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Session #137 - Interview with Zimran Jacob, Screenwriter & Showrunner‘s Assistant
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Session #136: We’re back! Or “I Know What You Did Last Summer”
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Session #135 - Year 4 Wrap Up! Wordcursion and Heir of Amber and Fire
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May 18, 2021 |
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Session #134 - Artificial Intelligence in Hollywood
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May 04, 2021 |
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Session #133 - Interview with Tim Gabrielle, Horror Author and Screenwriter
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Session #132 - Interview with Rising Star Writer/Producer Jason Goldberg
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Session #131 - COVID-19 vs. Hollywood 1-Year Anniversary
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Session #130 - Is Hollywood Dead?
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Session #129 - Writing movies for the streaming market with writer/producer/director Jeff Deverett.
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Session #128 - Interview with "Antebellum" writers/directors Bush and Rentz
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Session #127 - Interview with Heather-Fitzgerald - YA Fantasy Author
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Session #126 - Taxes for Creatives with Mike Miller, CPA
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Session #125 - Year End Wrap Up with Special Guest Steven Smith
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Session #124 - Interview with Kelley Carter - Entertainment Journalist and Executive Producer
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Session #123 - Interview with Miralee Ferrell - Publisher and Award-Winning Novelist
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Session 122 - Interview with Wendy Wilkins - Award-winning screenwriter and Comedian
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Session 121 - Weird American Film & TV Tropes
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Session 120 - Interview with Libby Ward - Award-Winning Comedy Writer & Author of “Luchadoremice"
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Session 119 - Interview with Julia Irzyk, Head Agent & Owner - The Library Agency
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Session 118 - Interview with Robin Who of the Frantastic Stories podcast - Practical podcasting advice
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Session 117 - Interview with Actor/Writer/Producer Susan Gallagher
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Session 116 - Interview with "Power Project" screenwriter Mattson Tomlin - 2020 WGA MBA - Mulin on Disney+ - Back on Set with Covid
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Session 115 - Contained Scripts
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Session 114 - Playstation Emerging Filmmaker Program Finalist Roundtable
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Session 113 - Franchise Fatigue - When is enough, enough
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May 27, 2020 |
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Session 112 - Sci-Fi Author John Scalzi - WGA Claims Dismissed - Steven Soderberg Leads DGA Covid Committee - AMC vs NBCU
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May 05, 2020 |
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Session 111 - Screenwriter and Blogger Jaime Jessup - WGA News - Hollywood Logjam - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - HITRECORD - SXSW
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Session 110 - Literary Agent Joseph Fronk - Quibi - Masterclass with Aaron Sorkin - How production can safely restart
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Session 109 - WGT Live - Author/Documentarian/Producer Steven Smith - Living and Working in Hollywood in Covid-19 times
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Session 108 - WGT Live - Hollywood working virtually - Covid 19 vs Hollywood - WGA says no strike in May - Paradigm signs WGA agreement
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Session 107 - Expat Comedy Podcast - WGA - Covid 19 vs Hollywood - More Pilot Season
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Session 106 - Sam Gasch from Ideal Remake podcast - Oscars - Mini-Slug line - WGA and Studios and more
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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Session 105 - Awards Season - Oscar and WGA Nominees - Pilot Season - Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Session 104 - COPPA - Should you make a Narrative Podcast - PayUpHollywood - Holiday Networking
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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Session 103 - Daybreak Writer EP Aron Eli Coleite - More Streamers - Festival Fiascos - WGA vs Studios - Fellowship Deadlines - Masterclass
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Session 102 - RIP Original Specs - MoviePass Dead? - Early Oscar Contenders - TikTok and Will Smith
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Session 101 - Writer Grant Moran & Kepyr.org - WGA v. ATA update - How to ask for what you want - Creator's Society
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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Session 100 - Where We've Been & Where We're Going
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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Session 99 - Plan P Live Executive Producer Bill Watson
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Session 98 - How to Say No to Projects
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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Session 97 - Should You Hire a Writing or Career Coach?
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Session 96 - 2019 Pilot Season Analysis
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Session 95 - Interview with Screenwriter and Therapist Carolyn Martin
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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Session 94 - When to Throw in the Towel
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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Session 93 - Should you write a reboot?
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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Session 92 - Interview with Mike Blum, Chief Creative Officer at Pipsqueak Animation
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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Session 91 - Best Summer Ever!
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Session 90 - Rachanee and Tom Go Back to School with Masterclass
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Session 89 - Writing Hard Scenes
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Session 88 - Homage or Ripoff?
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May 28, 2019 |
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Session 87 - Jump the Shark
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May 21, 2019 |
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Session 86 - Interview with Steven Smith - Documentarian and Author
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May 14, 2019 |
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Session 85 - What's Your Writer's Story?
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May 07, 2019 |
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Session 84 - Interview with Deck the Halls Podcast Writer Ashley Quach
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Session 83 - What's Happening In Hollywood?
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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Session 82 - Tom's Adventures in Wonder Con
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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Session 81 - Writing in a (Genre) Rut
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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Session 80 - Surviving Hollywood
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Session 79 - Is it a Sequel, a Remake, or a Rehash?
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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Session 78 – How to be a Relationship Pro
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Session 77 - Best Practices in Fair Use
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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Session 76 - Interview with Gustavo Sampaio, Founder and Director of the NoHo Cinefest
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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Session 75 - Works for Hire: Controlling Your Creations
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Session 74 - IMDB for Writers with Kari Nissena
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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Session 73 - Blockbuster Battle - Bird Box vs. A Quiet Place
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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Session 72 - Interview with Writer/Producer Steve Spalding
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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Session 71 - When is Your Script Finished?
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Jan 29, 2019 |
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Session 70 - Interview with Writer/Producer/Director Stephen Kogon
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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Session 69 - Notes Etiquette
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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Session 68 - Newbie Guide to Screenwriting
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Session 67 - Handling Rejection
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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Session 66 - The Moral Of The Story
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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Session 65 - Interview with Michael Coulombe Writer and Script Supervisor
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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Session 64 - What We're Watching - Podcasts and YouTube for Writers
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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Session 63 - Retroactive Continuity (RetCon)
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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Session 62 - Interview with Animation Writer Steven Darancette
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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Session 61 - Best Advice: Breaking In
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Session 60 - Transplants Web Series Team Interview
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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Session 59 - In Other News
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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Session 58 - World Building
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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Session 57 - Subscription Services
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Oct 09, 2018 |
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Session 56 - Film Festival Strategies
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Oct 02, 2018 |
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Session 55 - Back to School
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Sep 25, 2018 |
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Session 54 - Interview with Writer/Producer/DP Travis Joe Dixon
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Sep 18, 2018 |
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Session 53 - The Art of the Plot Twist
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Sep 11, 2018 |
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Session 52 - A Blockbuster One Year Retrospective
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Sep 04, 2018 |
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Session 51 - Moving to LA and Living the Dream
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Aug 28, 2018 |
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Session 50 - We Have Bad Taste
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Aug 21, 2018 |
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Session 49 - Tom Hates The Last Jedi
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Session 48 - A Writer's Guide to Diversity
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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Session 47 - SDCC Wrap-up
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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Session 46 - Remaking Nostalgia Television
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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Session 45 - How to Write Personal Statements
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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Session 44 - Maximizing Your Convention Experience
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Jul 10, 2018 |
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Session 43 - Protecting Your Rights
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Jul 03, 2018 |
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Session 42 - Building Your Team
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Jun 26, 2018 |
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Session 41 - After Draft One - Rewriting
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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Session 40 - Writing Query Letters
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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Session 39 - Prototypes
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Jun 05, 2018 |
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Session 38 - Do you need to be in Los Angeles?
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May 29, 2018 |
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Session 37 - Interview with Writer/Actor Sarah J Eagen
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May 22, 2018 |
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Session 36 - When Shorts Become Features
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May 15, 2018 |
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Session 35 - Accountability
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May 07, 2018 |
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Session 34 - Annihilation - A Writers' Discussion
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May 01, 2018 |
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Session 33 - Adaptation - From Book to Screen
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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Session 32 - Ready Player One
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Apr 17, 2018 |
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Session 31 - Interview with YA Novelist Rebekah Walsh
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Apr 10, 2018 |
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Session 30 - Serialized vs. Procedural
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Apr 03, 2018 |
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Session 29 - Finding Time To Write
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Mar 27, 2018 |
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Session 28 - Interview with Writer/Producer Dan O'Shannon
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Mar 20, 2018 |
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Session 27 - Contests, Fellowships & Festivals
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Mar 13, 2018 |
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Session 26 - Sci-Fi in the Mainstream
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Mar 06, 2018 |
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Session 25 - Writers Take On Black Panther
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Feb 27, 2018 |
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Session 24 - Punk Rock TV Pilot with Adam Pineless
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Feb 20, 2018 |
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Session 23 - Mentoring
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Feb 13, 2018 |
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Session 22 - Focusing on One Project vs. Multiple Projects
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Feb 06, 2018 |
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Session 21 - Grammar
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Jan 30, 2018 |
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Session 20 - Copyright
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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Session 19 - Animation and Diversity
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Jan 16, 2018 |
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Session 18 - Coverage
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Jan 08, 2018 |
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Session 17 - Keeping an Idea File
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Jan 01, 2018 |
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Session 16 - New Year's 2018
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Dec 25, 2017 |
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Session 15 - Write What Sells or What You Like
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Dec 18, 2017 |
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Session 14 - Hanukkah
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Dec 11, 2017 |
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Session 13 - Christmas 2017
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Dec 03, 2017 |
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Session 12 - Do You Need a Writers Group?
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Nov 26, 2017 |
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Session 11 - Are You Ready to be a Pro Writer?
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Nov 21, 2017 |
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Session 10 - Creating a Show Bible
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Nov 13, 2017 |
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Session 9 - Writers as Actors
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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Session 8 - Good v Evil
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Oct 31, 2017 |
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Session 7 - Writing with Production in Mind
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Oct 24, 2017 |
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Session 6 - Outlining
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Oct 17, 2017 |
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Session 5 - Writers Block
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Oct 11, 2017 |
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Session 4 - Streaming
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Oct 03, 2017 |
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Session 3 - Creating Strong Characters
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Sep 26, 2017 |
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Session 2 - Plot Development
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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Session 1 - Ideas
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Sep 13, 2017 |
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Writers Group Therapy Promo
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Sep 04, 2017 |