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Spec Spotlight: Zack Ford Sells 'The Watcher' to Spooky Pictures

May 14, 2020

Zack Ford is hoping to scare audiences with his spec script The Watcher, which recently sold. The psychological thriller is about a newly engaged couple who move to an apartment in New York City, however the fiancée soon feels that she is being watch...

Write On with Hulu's 'The Great' Creator Tony McNamara

May 13, 2020

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and creator of Hulu's The Great Tony McNamara discusses his approach to writing period pieces, the shifting tones of the show, and more!

Week 9: Video Interview with Lee Jessup on What Writers CAN Do Now

May 13, 2020

Screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup answers your questions and talks more about what writers CAN be doing during the COVID-19 crisis.

Write On with 'Dead to Me' Creator & Exec Producer, Liz Feldman

May 7, 2020

Dead to Me creator and executive producer Liz Feldman discusses the shifting tones in the show, her work writing on Two Broke Girls, how she got her start as a writer, and much more.

Write On with 'Valley Girl' Director Rachel Lee Goldenberg

May 7, 2020

Valley Girl director Rachel Lee Goldenberg discusses the personal passion she brought to the story, how she approaches a script as a director, her work on the cult classic Lifetime film A Deadly Adoption, and more.

Big Break Welcomes Newest Judge: Development Exec, Neil Thomas

May 6, 2020

Neil Thomas, TV executive for MRC Studios, wants a more diverse Hollywood. The TV development manager, who is of South Asian descent, uses his platform to uplift, embolden and champion diverse voices and writers in the industry. It's why he was the p...

Week 8: Lee Jessup on What Writers CAN Do Now

May 5, 2020

Screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup answers your questions and talks more about what writers CAN be doing during the COVID-19 crisis.

Todd Mundorff of Arclight Cinemas on the Industry's Future

May 1, 2020

As theaters and filmmakers face a new normal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the dreamer in all of us (especially those of us writing movies) is likely yearning to head back to a theater to watch a movie on a big screen with friends. Nothing beats the co...

Iliza Shlesinger's Sketch Show is Comedic Balm in the Time of COVID-19

April 30, 2020

Laughter is long said to be the best medicine, and Iliza Shlesinger is very good at making people laugh. In fact, she’s a professional at it. She’s also had some incredible stand-up specials and the uneven short-lived Forever 31, but The Iliza Shlesi...