Feb 13, 2018
John is joined by The Americans’ executive producer Stephen Schiff at a live Scriptnotes taping in New York! They discuss grounding an outrageous premise in character, suspension of disbelief, premium act breaks, and writing for a foreign language.
We also answer audience questions about New York writers rooms, expert consultants, expecting comparisons, first drafts, and how to write a period piece when history is full of spoilers.
Links:
* Stephen
Schiff currently works on The Americans.
Its final season premieres on March 28th.
* Thank you,
McNally Jackson Independent Booksellers for hosting our live
show!
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Viewer
* Bookstore staff recommendations, which led John to The End
We Start From by Megan Hunter
* The Scriptnotes
Listeners’ Guide!
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* Outro by
Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)
Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
You can download the episode here.