In today’s session, we share with you some of the podcasts and YouTube channels we listen to and watch, and recommend, as writers to navigate our careers and improve our skills.
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Session #63 – Retroactive Continuity (Retcon)
Wait! When did that become a thing? You just got Retconned! In this week’s session, we discuss the use and abuse of Retroactive Continuity in movies and films.
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Session #61 – Best Advice: Breaking In
We’re all in this together! Here’s some of the best advice we’ve heard from writers who’ve “made it” on how they got there.
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Session #60 – Transplants Web Series Team Interview
Come with us to Los Angeles to meet the team behind the hilarious web series Transplants. We interview the creators; Sara Baum, Brittney Bertier and Trip Langley about the first season, available on YouTube and The On Channel, and about the upcoming season 2 coming this Fall.
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Session #58 – World Building
Where in the world…? In this week’s session, we talk about world building. How different is creating for science fiction vs. fantasy? We look at some recent films and how their worlds were built, for good or bad.
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Session #55 – Back to School
It’s Back to School time! We ask the question: What did you do on your summer vacation? And now that school is back in session, what will you be working towards this fall?
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Session #53 – The Art of the Twist
What makes a good plot twist? We all love being blown away by a being through an awesome curveball in movies and shows. In today’s session we discuss what makes them work, and what doesn’t. Tweet us your favorite twists!
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Session #52 – A Blockbuster One Year Retrospective
52 weeks ago, we started Writers Group Therapy to help other writers navigate their writing, careers and Hollywood.
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Session #48 – A Writer’s Guide to Diversity
In our session today, we discuss the how and why of creating diverse characters and stories in your scripts, avoiding stereotypes, and how diverse shows and movies have changed over time.
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Session #47 – San Diego Comic-Con Wrap-up
Did you get your nerd on for Comic-Con? We just spent a few days in San Diego at the Comic-Con watching great short films at the film festival and going to panels and in general just enjoying all the geek culture we could. We’ll tell you what we saw and learned in this week’s session.
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