Scripts & Scribes

Epic Pictures CEO Patrick Ewald talks about the international sales market and foreign film sales, what he likes to see in a pitch meeting, the future of film and TV financing and distribution, what Epic’s mandate is and much more. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an EMAIL! Or Tweet it to […]

Undateable TV writer/producer, Craig Doyle talks about landing his first writing gig, the differences in writing for single camera vs. multi camera shows, how he deals with procrastination, what makes great comedy and much more. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an EMAIL! Or Tweet it to us at @ScriptsScribes.

The Story Company Director of Development, Doug Griffin talks about pitch meetings, the value (or problem) with attachments, what makes up high concept ideas and much more. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an EMAIL! Or Tweet it to us at @ScriptsScribes.

True Pictures Head of Development, Donyea Rochlin talks about the development process from an exec’s point-of-view, taking meetings with writers out of L.A., how much she considers budget when reading a script, what True Pictures is up to and much more. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an EMAIL! Or Tweet it to us […]

Entourage and Warrior screenwriter Cliff Dorfman talks about how to prepare a pitch, choosing the right representation, the importance of finding your brand and voice as a writer, the challenges of doing a big budget reboot of The Crow and much more. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an EMAIL! Or Tweet it to […]

WriterDuet creator Guy Goldstein talks about his feature rich screenwriting software, touches on the future of WriterDuet, explains his other service ReadThrough.com where real voice actors read screenplays for writers for free and much more. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an EMAIL! Or Tweet it to us at @ScriptsScribes.

Literary manager and producer, Eddie Gamarra of The Gotham Group talks about how literary reps in the film/TV world work with their publishing counterparts, if self-publishing is a viable route to develop a book IP for film/TV development, developing animation and comic book properties, gives tips to authors looking to become screenwriters and much more. Have […]

Literary manager and producer, Scott Carr talks about what he looks for in potential clients, the importance of establishing a “brand” as a writer, working with clients located outside the U.S., who gets the commission if a writer changes reps and much more. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an EMAIL! Or […]

C.O.W.L. co-creators Kyle Higgins and Alec Siegel explain how C.O.W.L. started with a short film, how film and comic book scripts differ, what aspiring comic writers can do to get noticed by editors, if success as a comic book writer translates into notoriety as a screenwriter and much more. Have a question about writing you’d like […]

The Black List founder, Franklin Leonard explains why he created The Black List, writers campaigning for scores, how readers are hired and what their qualifications are, why studios and production companies don’t tend to accept unsolicited screenplays and much more.  Listen to the entire interview below. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an […]

SpecScout co-founder and Scoggins Report creator, Jason Scoggins explains how SpecScout was started, the selection and training process of SpecScout readers, the value of choosing a good reader or coverage service, the state of the spec market and more.Listen to the entire interview below. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send us an EMAIL! Or Tweet […]

Lit Manager, Producer and Partner at Code Entertainment, Rich Freeman talks about the difference between breaking a new writer vs. managing the career of established screenwriters, seeking clients interested in working in both film and television, deciding when a writer is good enough to develop as client, original pilots vs. spec scripts as TV writing samples and much […]

DC’s Men of War writer, Viking creator and founder/owner of Offset Comics, Ivan Brandon explains how he got his start as a comic book writer, talks about the DC comics home office move from NYC to Burbank, digital comics in the marketplace, his new publishing company Offset Comics and much more. To hear the interview, […]

VP of Development at BOOM! Studios, Stephen Christy returns to the show and talks about spearheading BOOM!’s first look deal with Fox Studios, comic book to film/TV development, what Marvel Studios does right that DC hasn’t, how BOOM! discovers new material to publish and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. […]

Literary manager and co-founder of Heroes & Villains Entertainment, Markus Goerg talks about how he became a literary manager, H&V development of in-house IPs, how and why he occasionally takes queries via Twitter, why a screenwriter benefits from having an agent and manager and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. […]

Top screenwriting coach, Lee Jessup explains what she does as a screenwriting coach, when a screenwriter should start seeking representation, which screenplay competitions she recommends, what habits successful screenwriters have, her favorite screenwriting resources and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? Send […]

Veteran literary agent, David Boxerbaum of Paradigm talks about how he got into representation, what a literary agent does, the health of the spec market, working in a partnership with managers, the importance of networking for screenwriters and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have a question about writing you’d […]

We talk to Dom Hemingway and The Matador screenwriter/director Richard Shepard about his new film Dom Hemingway starring Jude Law, how he wrote The Matador without an outline, making darker characters sympathetic and likable, what his new WGN America series Salem is about and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have […]

We talk to literary manager and producer Marc Manus about working with clients not based in Los Angeles, how much material he would like new clients to have, his take on paid readers, consultants , screenplay competitions and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have a question about writing you’d like answered? […]

We talk to Aspen Comics Editor-in-Chief and Damsels in Excess and Charismagic creator/writer, Vince Hernandez about the production process of comic books from idea to finished book, what good sales numbers are for indie publishers, his new comic series Damsels in Excess and much more. To hear the interview, listen to the podcast below. Have a question about […]