Our interview with Carolyn Martin, a screenwriter and retired licensed counselor, marriage and family therapist.
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Writers Group Therapy
Fighting Writer's Block and Other Literary Ailments
Session #94 – When to Throw in the Towel
Do you ever feel like it’s never going to happen? Is this business just not for you? In today’s session, we discuss when is it time to throw in the towel and try something else.
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Session #93 – Should you write a reboot?
With studios more risk adverse to original ideas and seemingly rebooting anything under the sun, should you write a reboot? In today’s session, we discuss how writing reboots works for or against you in contests and pitches. Writers Group Therapy – Session 93 – Should you write a reboot? SHOW NOTES: Session #27 – Contest, Fellowships & FestivalsSession #79 – Is it a Sequel, a Remake, or a Rehash?
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Session #92 – Interview with Mike Blum, Chief Creative Office at Pipsqueak Animation
In today’s session, we interview Mike Blum, Chief Creative Officer at Pipsqueak Animation. Mike is a writer, director and producer who started making animated films while at Disney Feature Animation. Writers Group Therapy – Session 92 – Interview with Mike Blum, Chief Creative Officer at Pipsqueak Animation SHOW NOTES:Pipsqueak Animation: http://www.pipsqueakfilms.com
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Session #91 – Best Summer Ever!
In this session, we talk about strategy and options for making the most of your time as a writer over the Summer.
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Session #90 – Rachanee and Tom Go Back to School with Masterclass
Rachanee and Tom share their experiences become students in Masterclass.
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Session #89 – Writing Hard Scenes
They’re not something we, thankfully, as writers, have personally experienced. So, how do you write scenes depicting rape or abuse, murder or drugs? We discuss in this week’s Writers Group Therapy. Writers Group Therapy – Session 89 – Writing Hard Scenes SHOW NOTES: none this episode
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Session #88 – Homage or Ripoff?
Where’s the line between paying homage and ripping off a well known movie or TV show?
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Session #87 – Jump the Shark
It’s not everyday that a TV show makes it to four seasons, let alone seven, or 10, or even, as record holder The Simpsons currently stands, 30. In this session, we discuss what makes a show go the distance. Why doesn’t it “jump the shark”?
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Session #86 – Interview with Steven Smith, Documentarian and Author
In this week’s session we interview documentarian and author Steven Smith. Steven has produced over 200 documentary features ranging from “The Sound of Music,” to “Star Wars,” to “Aquaman.”
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