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 thrown an awesome curveball in movies and shows. In today’s session we discuss what makes them work, and what doesn’t.
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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. How are we doing? In this 52nd session, we look back on a year of podcasts. Thanks to all our listeners, those from Session #1 to those that are just joining the group now.
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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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Session #46 – Remaking Nostalgia Television
Everything old is new again…on TV! In the past year, and into the Fall season, reboots of “Magnum PI,” “Charmed,” “Murphy Brown,” “Lost in Space” and many others will hit flat screens everywhere. In this week’s session, we take a writer’s perspective on remaking nostalgic TV classics.
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Session #45 – Writing Personal Statements
Have you ever been confronted by the dreaded “personal statement,” required with many screenwriting fellowships or contest? Do you hate writing…about yourself? In this week’s session, we break down what to include, and what not to include, in your personal statement.
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Session #43 – Protecting Your Rights
You wouldn’t write a brilliant screenplay or TV pilot and then just give it away, would you? We discuss protecting your rights as a writer in this session of Writers Group Therapy, and look at how to protect your work when you submit it to agents, managers, contests and fellowships.
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Session #41 – After Draft One – Rewriting
You’ve made it to THE END of your first draft. Congrats! Now what? In Session #41, we delve into the art of the rewrite.
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