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C. Robert Cargill is a screenwriter, novelist, and former film critic. In this podcast, he's joined by film critic David Chen to discuss his advice from his two decades in the entertainment...
David and Cargill discuss how to get through Act 2 and the Second Act Slump. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Email us with your questions...
David and Cargill discuss how to keep on keeping’ on when external factors torpedo something you’re working on. Subscribe to us...
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 sa...
Cargill and David discuss tips for getting a career writing about film. Follow David on Letterboxd Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Email...
Cargill and David discuss whether or not you should make a trilogy of films and whether paid editors are scams. Subscribe to us on Apple Pod...
Cargill and David discuss Cargill’s four favorite films of 2019. Listen to David’s top 10 films of 2019 Subscribe to us on Apple...
Cargill and David discuss what the literary equivalent is of “make your own movie” and the pleasures and pains of the vanity pre...
Cargill and David discuss what happens when you work on a project that ends up getting made by someone else. Cargill’s tweet about Net...
Cargill and David discuss Christopher McQuarrie’s recent advice on whether or not you should try to “win the lottery” by s...
Franklin Leonard joins the Write Along podcast to discuss the history of The Black List and share tips for screenwriters looking to host the...
David is joined by writer/director Vincenzo Natali (director of Cube, Splice, Westworld, Hannibal) to discuss tips for making a low-budget h...
David and Cargill discuss their preferred PDF readers and give advice to a writer struggling to make his characters more interesting. Email...
David and Cargill discuss how to encourage young writers and how to consume media about a genre you’re writing in. Email us with your...
David and Cargill share more tips on when best to begin and end scenes. Email us with your questions/thoughts at writealongpodcast@gmail.com...
David and Cargill discuss what happens when you set unrealistic goals and the value of not giving up. Email us with your questions/thoughts...
David and Cargill discuss if/when to get permission for copyrighted content in your work. (Note: we aren’t legal experts and you shoul...
David and Cargill discuss how to approach short stories, and share their favorites. Short stories mentioned: The Labyrinth by Jorge Luis Bor...
David and Cargill discuss how to make a character likable and touch upon the difference between tropes and cliches. Email us with your quest...
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 stor...
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...
David and Cargill talk about how to approach a screenplay when your villain is the protagonist. Email us with your questions/thoughts at wri...
David and Cargill talk about the best way to do “info-dumps.” Email us with your questions/thoughts at writealongpodcast@gmail.c...
David and Cargill discuss the importance of writing for an audience and why artistic narcissism is one of the biggest sins a writer can comm...
David and Cargill discuss why many faith-based/Evangelical films aren’t any good, and what makes a good Christian film. Email us with...
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 Yesterda...
David and Cargill discuss why mental health should be the number one priority of all writers, and why Cargill lives nocturnally. Email us wi...
David and Cargill discuss the rules you can’t break in Hollywood scripts, and when it might be acceptable to try. Here’s Cargill...
David and Cargill respond to an email about how to write when you feel like you have nothing to say. Email us with your questions/thoughts a...
David and Cargill discuss how to write fights and action scenes. Email us with your questions/thoughts at writealongpodcast@gmail.com. Find...
David and Cargill discuss the characteristics of an unlikable protagonist, and why/how it’s different than an anti-hero. Email us with...
David and Cargill discuss how to balance competing tones in a single work. Email us with your questions/thoughts at writealongpodcast@gmail....
Cargill and David talk about what it means to fail and how to keep going despite failure. Email us with your questions/thoughts at writealon...
Cargill shares tips for how to approach a writing partnership. To learn more about the Gottmans’ principles, go to https://www.gottman...
Cargill shares tips for how to pitch your movie to a producer. Email us with your questions/thoughts at writealongpodcast@gmail.com. Find mo...
Pitching your film in a room with a producer can be a challenging prospect. But how do you even get to the point where you can even deliver...
Cargill and David discuss how being more social and gregarious can benefit your creative career. Here’s Cargill’s tweet, where w...
Cargill and David discuss tips for getting out of the Second Act Slump. Check out Cargill’s initial tweet on this topic here. Email us...
Cargill and David discuss some of the things to consider when you’re adapting the story of a real-life person. Email us with your ques...
Cargill and David give some tips for writing a horror film. Email us with your questions/thoughts at writealongpodcast@gmail.com. Find more...
Cargill and David discuss some approaches to writing naturalistic dialogue. Email us with your questions/thoughts at writealongpodcast@gmail...
Cargill and David discuss the importance of networking at festivals, and when you should consider abandoning a story. Read up on why I will...
Cargill and David respond to several of your emails, including tips on screenwriting software, when/how to use physical descriptions, as wel...
Cargill and David discuss the importance of having an easily remembered pen name, and dive into the four major components of character. You...
Cargill and David discuss things to avoid when handing out scripts, and whether you can use words like “Camera” or “We see...
Cargill and David discuss if/when/how you should option another piece of work that you’re interested in adapting. Email us with your q...
Cargill and David discuss the difference between 1D, 2D, and 3D characters. Check out Cargill’s tweet on the subject. Email us with yo...
Cargill and David discuss some tips for how to make a low-budget movie that all takes place in one location. Check out the Smithsonian Magaz...
Cargill and David discuss when something is considered plagiarism. Also Cargill shares the story of an inspirational friend. Email us with y...
Cargill and David discuss how to make internal conflicts interesting, and how the audience perceives it when that doesn’t happen. Emai...
Cargill and David discuss their top 10 films of 2018, and Cargill dives into how Bodied is a great example of translating painful experience...