Ep. 313 | From Pitch to Netflix: How Felicia Pride Reimagined A Different World
What does it take to bring one of television’s most beloved shows back to life while making it resonate with an entirely new generation? Thi...
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The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna
Welcome to The Screenwriting Life. Join us as professional screenwriters, Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna, whose combined credits include writing and production on such films as Inside Out, T...
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20 of 326 episodesEp. 312 | Your LAVA Is Not Your PLOT
You know what your story is about . You know why it matters to you. You might even have a deeply personal, emotionally powerful idea at its...
Ep. 311 | The Quintessential PITCHING Crash Course w/ Jessica Sharzer
Jessica Sharzer joins Meg and Lorien to give an in depth look into pitching. Not only does she get incredibly specific. Her generosity with...
Ep. 310 | Bringing Your Phyiscal Life To Your Writing w/ Coach Khatchig Chouljian
Today Joe Forte is join by fitness coach, Khatchig Chouljia for a very different way of attacking the writing process. Coach Khatcho is s th...
EP. 309 | The Deepest Dive Into STRUCTURE w/ John Yorke
Meg LeFauve is joined by fellow story junkie and world-leading expert in narrative and a winner of multiple awards, including BAFTAs and a G...
Ep. 308 | WRITING EXERCISE: Go DEEPER With Your Characters
Lorien McKenna is joined by TSL producer Alex Alcheh for a really exciting exercise. Get out your pen and paper, make 4 quadrants and follow...
Ep. 307 | Inside THE PITT'S Writers Room w/ Simran Baidwan
Meg LeFauve is joined by Simran Baidwan, former power house lawyer turned brilliant writer and executive producer of HBO's hit show, THE PIT...
Ep. 306 | The Importance Of Being A Writer Advocate w/ Betsy Beers
Betsy Beers is a stallwart producer of film and television having been the creative partner of Shonda Rhimes at Shondaland since its incepti...
Ep. 305 | Overcoming The Dreaded ACT TWO
Act two is every emerging AND professional writers white whale. It is consistently the most challenging part of writing a screenplay and yet...
Ep. 304 | A Tapesetry of World Building and Characters w/ Jennifer L. Armentrout
Jennifer L. Armentrout, the phenomenal New York Times Bestselling author of the Flesh and Fire Series, The Blood and Ash Series and so much...
Ep. 303 | How To Welcome The Mess! (Ultimate Adventures In Screenwriting)
Meg, Joe and Lorien have another round of The ULTIMATE Adventures In Screenwriting. Diving into their weeks which always leads to deep thoug...
Ep. 302 | Finding The Authenticity & Tone Of Margo's Got Money Troubles w/ Eva Anderson
Meg LeFauve is joined by co-showrunner of the hit Apple series, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Eva Anderson, to talk all things crafting one of...
Ep. 301 | The Shakespearean Level Stakes of NEMESIS w/ Courtney A. Kemp
Lorien McKenna is joined by Co-Creator and showrunner of the hit Netflix Series Nemesis. Courtney talks about seeing her protagonists in ACT...
Ep. 300 | SHOP TALK: Can You And SHOULD You Work On Multiple Projects?
Lorien McKenna and Joe Forte hop into the shop to get specific and about their work. Answering the question of multiple projects. How many p...
Ep. 299 | Lessons From Judd Apatow & Being In The Cut! w/ Andrew Jay Cohen
Joe sits down with Writer/Director/Producer Andrew Jay Cohen who is in the thick of post production on his latest directorial offering, Soap...
Ep. 298 | The Layers That Build The Muppets Special w/ Albertina Rizzo & Kelly Younger
The Muppets are beyond iconic and have over 50 years of canon to draw from. Meg chats with showrunner of The Muppets Special, Albertina Rizz...
Ep. 297 | The Craft Of Creating An IP Based Action Film w/ Jeremy Slater
Mortal Kombat II is out in theaters this weekend! Joe Forte chats with writer Jeremy Slater about taking on the second installment of an ico...
296 | The ULTIMATE Adventures In Screenwriting
This week we have an old school Meg and Lorien dive deep into the life and world of screenwriting. The day to day life stuff. The bucket of...
295 | What Are The Elements Of A Good Scene? SUPERCUT
Lorien and Meg have asked numerous guests the same important questions, What are the elements of a good scene? You will hear different ideas...
294 | TSL Workshops Check In w/ Danicah Waldo & Emily Roberson
TSL Workshops are one of the two tent poles of The Screenwriting life. Folks a part of the TSL Workshops community participate in two live z...