Write Along with David and Cargill

Ep. 60 – False Victory, First Defeat Apr 26, 2020

David and Cargill discuss how to get through Act 2 and the Second Act Slump.

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Ep. 59 – An entertainer when times are good or a distraction when times are bad Apr 10, 2020

David and Cargill discuss how to keep on keeping’ on when external factors torpedo something you’re working on.

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Ep. 58 – Satirizing the Unsatirizable Mar 27, 2020

David and Cargill discuss what it’s like to try to be creative in the midst of a pandemic, and how it can sometimes be difficult to satirize something as outlandish as real life.

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Ep. 57 – The Ice Floe Feb 14, 2020

Cargill and David discuss tips for getting a career writing about film.

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Ep. 56 – If You Want To Make a Trilogy, You Probably Shouldn’t Feb 01, 2020

Cargill and David discuss whether or not you should make a trilogy of films and whether paid editors are scams.

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Ep. 55 – Cargill’s Four Favorite Films of 2019 Jan 14, 2020

Cargill and David discuss Cargill’s four favorite films of 2019.

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Ep. 54 – Bangin’ on the door waiting for someone to let you in Dec 15, 2019

Cargill and David discuss what the literary equivalent is of “make your own movie” and the pleasures and pains of the vanity press.

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Ep. 53 – You’d think there’d be a better communication system Dec 06, 2019

Cargill and David discuss what happens when you work on a project that ends up getting made by someone else.

Cargill’s tweet about Netflix’s Locke and Key
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Ep 52 – It’s struggling and it’s pain and it’s failure Nov 23, 2019

Cargill and David discuss Christopher McQuarrie’s recent advice on whether or not you should try to “win the lottery” by submitting your script to a studio.

McQuarrie has since taken down the Twitter thread but many reproductions exist online, including this one.
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Ep. 51 – A brief history of The Black List (GUEST: Franklin Leonard) Nov 09, 2019

Franklin Leonard joins the Write Along podcast to discuss the history of The Black List and share tips for screenwriters looking to host their screenplays on The Black List website.

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Ep. 50 – One and a half cubes (GUEST: Vincenzo Natali) Nov 03, 2019

David is joined by writer/director Vincenzo Natali (director of Cube, Splice, Westworld, Hannibal) to discuss tips for making a low-budget high-concept film. Be sure to check out Vincenzo’s newest film, In the Tall Grass, on Netflix.

Cargill will be back for a regular episode next week.

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Ep. 49 – How does this play out? Oct 26, 2019

David and Cargill discuss their preferred PDF readers and give advice to a writer struggling to make his characters more interesting.

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Ep. 48 – A Private Movie Podcast Oct 19, 2019

David and Cargill discuss how to encourage young writers and how to consume media about a genre you’re writing in.

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Ep. 47 – What you want to avoid is the awkward English goodbye Oct 04, 2019

David and Cargill share more tips on when best to begin and end scenes.

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Ep. 46 – Everyone has one good story in them Sep 28, 2019

David and Cargill discuss what happens when you set unrealistic goals and the value of not giving up.

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Ep. 45 – Music that sounds suspiciously like the music from ‘Drive’ Sep 20, 2019

David and Cargill discuss if/when to get permission for copyrighted content in your work. (Note: we aren’t legal experts and you should always speak to a lawyer if you have any questions)

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Ep. 44 – Always deliver on your idea Sep 13, 2019

David and Cargill discuss how to approach short stories, and share their favorites.

Short stories mentioned:
- The Labyrinth by Jorge Luis Borges
- “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison
- The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
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Ep. 43 – Give them a dog Sep 07, 2019

David and Cargill discuss how to make a character likable and touch upon the difference between tropes and cliches.

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Ep. 42 – The Pauper Principle Aug 23, 2019

David and Cargill talk the Pauper Principle and how it can be used to create a connection between your audience and a character in your story.

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Ep. 41 – Old wisdom, shared perfectly Aug 16, 2019

David and Cargill talk about why voiceover generally isn’t a good idea for horror films, and why your film or story doesn’t need to have revolutionary new ideas to share with the world to be great.

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Ep. 40 – They’re fine with it Aug 09, 2019

David and Cargill talk about how to approach a screenplay when your villain is the protagonist.

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Ep. 39 – Bury it in conflict Aug 03, 2019

David and Cargill talk about the best way to do “info-dumps.”

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Ep. 38 – When your PB&PL stand fails Jul 26, 2019

David and Cargill discuss the importance of writing for an audience and why artistic narcissism is one of the biggest sins a writer can commit.

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Ep. 37 – The struggle, not the reward Jul 19, 2019

David and Cargill discuss why many faith-based/Evangelical films aren’t any good, and what makes a good Christian film.

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Ep. 36 – Stay for the romance Jul 13, 2019

David and Cargill discuss how to pace scenes and how to get in and out of them. Later, they chat about Danny Boyle’s new film Yesterday and what we can learn about paying off premises.

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Ep. 35 – Days of rest Jul 06, 2019

David and Cargill discuss why mental health should be the number one priority of all writers, and why Cargill lives nocturnally.

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Ep. 34 – The sin of Moses Jun 29, 2019

David and Cargill discuss the rules you can’t break in Hollywood scripts, and when it might be acceptable to try.

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Ep. 33 – The moral of the story Jun 22, 2019

David and Cargill respond to an email about how to write when you feel like you have nothing to say.