243. Smart Writing For Clever Kids

Whether you're writing something "elevated" or "grounded," Pilar helps you build a scene one element at a time. 

Austin Elliott chose to "be the person who cleans the kitchen without being asked," and went on to maintain steady work in the industry. Here he talks about the important lessons he's learned as he advanced from PA to the writers' room. 

Writer Danny Bayliss came to LA right after college and has learned a thing or two in that time. Here he shares "five tips" that include ways to live a good life while expanding your network. 

The author of The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, Paper Towns, and more discusses discovering young adult fiction, the invention of characters, how his stories take shape, his earnest love of The Babysitters Club books, and more; he even drops some hints about his next no ... Show More

Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg and designer Lisa Hanawalt discuss the conception of the animated comedy, Raphael's inspiration from Lisa's middle-school drawings, the freedom of working with Netflix, going dark and serialized, and lots more.Get the new digital-only comics from Ben ... Show More

Aron Eli Coleite (creator/showrunner, The Spiderwick Chronicles; Atlas) discusses dialogue and action, helpful Aron-isms, our goldfish attention spans, key differences between TV and movie writing, why development takes so long now, and lots more.Come see Retrospecs on Sunday, Ma ... Show More

In front of an audience at the Burbank International Film Festival, the creator of the influential TV series 'Freaks and Geeks' and director of the landmark film 'Bridesmaids' reflects on his path from geekhood to standup to acting to writing/directing, what it was like working o ... Show More

He’s the man who wrote your childhood… Screenwriter Stu Krieger talks about how he helped create some of the most beloved DCOMs including “Zenon”, “Smart House”, “Going to the Mat” and so much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this interview with Erin Brown Thomas, you’ll learn how to write an effective ensemble film through deep analysis of Erin’s Sundance film, Chasers and PT Anderson’s Magnolia. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night ... Show More

Episode 12- DEAN DEBLOIS - Animation Team Deakins is joined by the incredibly talented Dean DeBlois, a writer director with credits like MULAN, LILO & STITCH, and all three HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON movies. He takes us through his journey as a filmmaker, sharing his knowledge abou ... Show More

Having begun his career as an actor, and then transitioned to an Oscar-winning writer/director, Tom has worn MANY hats in this business. Because of that, he has a particularly unique point of view when it comes to writing. Today, Tom discusses how he embraces his multiple creativ ... Show More

In this episode of the Write Your Screenplay Podcast, Jacob Krueger explores how K-Pop Demon Hunters transforms a wild premise into a moving story. You’ll discover 3 tools every writer can use to elevate their screenwriting: research that makes your world culturally rich and emot ... Show More