Apr 26, 2023
John and Drew discuss the newly-released WGA 2023 Strike Rules and how guilds across the industry are showing support for the WGA.
We then answer listener questions about what writers – union and non-union – can do during a strike. Are any meetings are ok to take? Can you sign with a manager? And what if your...
Apr 25, 2023
John and Craig talk to an audience of development executives about the experience of getting notes as a writer. They cover the do’s and don’ts of giving notes, ways to motivate writers towards a creative vision, and why these conversations kick in a writer’s fight or flight response.
We take questions from the...
Apr 18, 2023
John welcomes Danielle Sanchez-Witzel (Up Here, The Carmichael
Show) to discuss the state of modern TV writing and answer crafty
questions from our overflowing mailbag. How do you structure a limited series? How do you take
inspiration from an idea without ripping it off? And how do you
know if your story really needs...
Apr 18, 2023
In this mini-episode, John and Drew discuss the results of the Strike Authorization Vote, and what’s next for negotiations.
We also answer a listener question asking how preWGA writers can show support during a possible strike.
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Apr 11, 2023
John and Craig look at another set of incredible news stories and ask, How Would This Be a Movie? Stories include an AI love service, an inventor with good intentions who doomed our planet, a fake Aretha Franklin, and a multi-million dollar nut heist.
We also follow up on heroic names and answer listener questions about...