Scripts & Scribes

We speak to screenwriter Ian Shorr, writer on CBS’s Training Day and the upcoming films 10-31 and Infinite. Hear about how the film Infinite staring Mark Wahlberg came into production and the incredibly unique path Ian took to become a career screenwriter.

Once again we speak with frequent guest John Zaozirny, founder of literary management and production company Bellevue Productions. Hear about what managers look for in clients and what types of screenplays are currently selling in the industry in this highly focused and informative discussion.

Lit Manager Daniel Seco of Schemers Entertainment joins the podcast to chat about why he loves representing writers, what characteristics a dream client has, why you probably shouldn’t cold call lit reps looking for representation, why writers should try to land a manager before an agent and much more.

The Simpsons and School of Rock writer/producer, Jay Kogen joins the show to chat about how The Simpsons writers seem to predict the future, working on multicam shows vs. single cam, live action vs. animation, narrative comedy vs. sketch shows, jokes that somehow never made the air, how to sell yourself as a writer and […]

We talk to Girl Meets World writer/producer Mark Blutman about how the television landscape has changed in the past few years, advice and tips on pitching, how social media has removed the barrier between show creators and fans, the day hockey legend Wayne Gretzky scored eleven goals on him and much more.

We talk to Destiny 2 and Telltale’s The Walking Dead writer and narrative designer Adam Miller about how he made the jump from working in television to video games, the importance of getting a job (any job) within the industry (even if it doesn’t seem to lead to your dream job), what sort of samples […]

We talk to Harvey Girls Forever! showrunner Brendan Hay about his first industry job for The Daily Show, getting a freelance episode as a writer on The Simpsons, the differences between writing animation vs. live action, the future of Harvey Girls Forever!, potential spin-offs and much more.

The Good Place and On My Block writer, Christopher Encell joins the podcast to talk about what he learned as an assistant on various TV shows, working his way from assistant to writer, advice on how to get into network fellowships and why he turned one down once he was accepted and much more.

Literary manager and producer, Chris Cook returns to the podcast to chat about current industry trends, what his dream client is like, the best and most challenging parts of his job and much more.

SyFy’s Van Helsing writer/producers, Matt Venables and Jeremy Smith join the podcast to talk about how their writing partnership works, how they determine a good idea vs. a bad idea, what it was like working as assistants and how it helped their writing/producing, how often they travel from Vancouver to Los Angeles for meetings and […]

Literary manger, producer and co-founder of Black Box Management, Mike Dill returns to the podcast to chat about the logistics of representing screenwriters outside of L.A., when writers should consider a move to Hollywood, what types of things he looks for in potential clients and which screenwriting contests, fellowships and services he takes seriously.   […]

THE ROOKIE writer/producer Ally Seibert joins the podcast to talk about how she got her start, her process of developing a new pilot script, writing solo vs. writing with a partner and much more. Ally Seibert is a writer and producer working in Hollywood after ignoring all of her family and friend’s advice. She most […]

Literary managers A.B. Fischer and Dennis Kim of Literate join the podcast to talk about how the TV and media landscape has changed in the past 10-15 years, their take on producing roles for managers, the best and worst part about being lit reps and much more.

THE LAST SHIP and LEVERAGE writer/producer and JERICHO co-creator Josh Schaer joins the podcast to chat about his process, writer’s block, the glut of TV series revivals and reboots, if he was way ahead of the curve on the post-apocalyptic genre trend with JERICHO and much more. Josh Schaer is one of Hollywood’s tallest screenwriters.  […]

TV writer, writers’ assistant and former showrunner’s asssistant, Brenden Gallagher joins the podcast to talk about the different roles of assistants in TV and ways to break in, the good and bad things he’s seen in script submissions, how he works as an assistant full-time and still making the time to work on his own […]