Getting in, staying in and consuming entertainment all take a certain amount of resources. We discuss how to prioritize where you put your time, money and heart into the entertainment industry, both as an artist and as a consumer.
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Tag: Advice
Session #146 – Interview with Paul Kalburgi – Writer and host of The Writer’s Toolkit book and podcast
Paul Kalburgi is a British screenwriter, playwright and TV producer, as well as author and podcast host of the book and podcast The Writer’s Toolkit. He discusses his journey as a writer, his process and the tools he uses in his craft.
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Session #145 – Interview with The Story Merchant Ken Atchity
This session, we have the multitalented Ken Atchity, a best-selling author, producer, literary manger, professor and editor who aptly goes by the moniker The Story Merchant. He got his B.A. at Georgetown, his Ph.D. at Yale. He was a tenured professor of comparative literature at Occidental College and a distinguished instructor at UCLA Writers program. He’s worked in publishing and filmmaking and is a member of the TV Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as the Producer’s Guild.
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Session #118 – Interview with Robin Who of the Frantastic Stories podcast – Practical podcasting advice
Robin Who, writer and host of the Frantastic Stories podcast with “stories of every shade of life.”
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Session #81 – Writing in a (Genre) Rut
Are you stuck in a genre rut? We’re often told, as writers, to focus on one genre. Does being in a rut, in what we write and watch, make us less well rounded as writers? What can you do to get out of a rut?
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Session #67 – Handling Rejection
We will undoubtedly receive a mountain of “no’s” and “passes” before, if ever, we get our first “YES!” How you handle rejection can make or break you in the business of screenwriting, or books, magazines, blocks, advertising, etc.
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Session #65 – Interview with Michael Coulombe Writer and Script Supervisor
In this week’s session, we chat with Michael Coulombe, a screenwriter and script supervisor about his projects and what a script supervisor does. SHOW NOTES:MichaelCoulombe.comHorror House Media on YouTube
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Session #64 – What We’re Watching – Podcasts and YouTube for Writers
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. SHOW NOTES: Happier In Hollywood Podcast StarTalk Radio Podcast Paper Team Podcast How Did This Get Made Podcast Dead Pilots Society Podcast Scriptnotes Podcast HISHE (How It Should Have Ended) CinemaSins Super Carlin Bros (Film Theories) The Film Theorist Screen Junkies (Honest Trailers)
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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. SHOW NOTES: None this episode
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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. SHOW NOTES: None this episode.
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