Write Your Screenplay Podcast

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How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 3: How To Find The Right Producer Feb 12, 2022

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Learn how to identify and target the producers, managers, agents, directors and stars most likely to connect to your writing, not by selling out, but by selling into the very themes that made you want to write in the first place. Part 3 of the How To Sell Your Screenplay podcast series.

How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 2: Contests & Festival Jan 29, 2022

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There are hundreds of screenwriting competitions and festivals. Can they help you sell your screenplay and break into the film industry? Learn more about our programs: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com

How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 1 Jan 15, 2022

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Jake examines how emerging writers can break into the film industry and sell a screenplay or TV pilot. Part 1.

Writing Resolutions That Actually Work Jan 01, 2022

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Jake shares 5 tips for making writing resolutions that work. Understand the Flash Flood Principle for setting goals for yourself learn how to make New Year’s resolutions for your writing that last a lifetime.

How to Win Pitch Contests: Pitching Tips For Pitch Festivus! Dec 08, 2021

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Pitch Festivus is almost here! Jake shares the secrets for how to make an elevator pitch that will help you master what you need for any pitch contest.

Why Every TV Series Is Like Thanksgiving Nov 25, 2021

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Learn how every TV series functions just like Thanksgiving dinner in this new podcast about how to build your TV series engine from pilot to series finale.

Dune: Exposition Is Killing Your Screenplay Nov 13, 2021

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Learn how to write exposition without bogging down your screenplay through Jake’s script analysis of the Dune 2021 adaptation.

Dexter: How to Write Action In A Screenplay Oct 30, 2021

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Using Dexter as a model, learn how to write action in a screenplay and how to turn cliché moments into unforgettable ones.

Are You Afraid of Pitching? Oct 16, 2021

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How can you overcome your fear of pitching? Learn Jake’s approach for overcoming fear and pitching your script like a pro.

Love on the Spectrum: Understanding Subtext Oct 03, 2021

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Learn to write great dialogue and complex subtext by looking where you might least expect it: Netflix’s charming reality TV show Love on the Spectrum.