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The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 313

Welcome to The Screenwriting Life, a podcast where Oscar-nominated writer Meg LeFauve and Emmy-nominated writer Lorien McKenna discuss not only the craft and business of Screenwriting, but also the emotional life: the ups and downs of being a creative, to remind you that you are not alone and to keep writing.

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02/06/2026
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213 | Using Festivals and Contests to Advance Your Career ft. Alex Convery (AIR) and Tate Hanyok (Sex APPeal)

jeudi 12 septembre 2024 • Duration 01:36:54

RSVP for the TSL/Roadmap AFF Party Here: https://bit.ly/4cQWUHa Years ago, Alex Convery and Tate Hanyok were merely attending the Austin Film Festival as screenplay competition winners, and this year, they're attending as panelists! Find out how they used the festival to meet writers, rep, and most importantly, motivate their career in the right direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

212 | Outlander Writer/Producer Barbara Stepansky: How Winning The Nicholl Fellowship Changed Her Career

jeudi 5 septembre 2024 • Duration 01:02:51

JOIN TSL WORKSHOPS FOR FREE: https://tslworkshops.circle.so/ Barbara Stepansky’s career is the culmination of years of incredibly hard work. In addition to winning the highly competitive Nicholl Fellowship, Barbara is a WGA-award winner for a TV movie, the head writer on a German-language Netflix show, and a writer/producer on Starz’s Outlander. Today’s conversation is all about how Barbara built her uniquely multi-faceted career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

203 | BONUS: TSL Workshops Exclusive Preview

lundi 15 juillet 2024 • Duration 30:14

116 | How To Stay Focused and Motivated Through Rewrites (Pick A Pony)

lundi 19 décembre 2022 • Duration 54:52

Diving back into your work after a round of notes can feel overwhelming, especially when we get thoughtful notes that can feel contradictory. How can we possibly incorporate every suggestion into our next draft? Spoiler alert: you can't. Instead, focusing on one ELEMENT of your rewrite can be the ticket to moving forward. Keep it simple; pick a pony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

115 | Can We Write Characters that Don't Reflect Our Experience? (ft. Dr. Yalda T Uhls)

lundi 12 décembre 2022 • Duration 54:44

It's becoming and increasingly common (and important) question: are we allowed to tell stories about characters whose lives don't reflect our own? On today's show, UCLA psychologist Dr. Yalda T. Uhls answers this question, in addition to addressing questions around TV programming for kids and adolescent viewers, and unconcious bias in our writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

114 | How Writers Collaborate With Animated Directors ft. Nora Twomey

lundi 5 décembre 2022 • Duration 53:29

One of Netflix's most celebrated animated movies of the year comes from our very own Meg LeFauve, whose beautiful script for "My Father's Dragon" was brought to life by Nora Twomey, one of our industry's most celebrated animated directors. Nora and Meg discuss how the movie came to fruition, what the development process looked like, and why precision and attention to detail in our storytelling is the key to finding success in our work. Thanks Nora! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New episodes dropping MONDAY!

vendredi 2 décembre 2022 • Duration 00:58

We have all been very busy so our new episodes for the next two weeks will be dropping on Mondays. Thanks for your patience! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

113 | (REBROADCAST) Finding Self-Compassion For Your Writing...And YOURSELF w/ Dr. Kristin Neff

vendredi 25 novembre 2022 • Duration 57:26

There are few jobs more mentally strenuous than that of a writer. Rejection. Writers block. Notes. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. But today, bestselling author and thought leader Dr. Kristin Neff - renowned for her decades of research - is here to teach us about the beauty and the POWER of self-compassion. It will fundamentally shift the way you see you execute your creative life! PURCHASE KRISTIN'S BOOKS: https://self-compassion.org/store/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

112 | Finding Conviction In Your Writing w/ Patrick Osborne

jeudi 17 novembre 2022 • Duration 01:11:00

Patrick Osborne may have won an Oscar for his short film feast, but finding the conviction to stick to his creative "North Star" while writing is still a journey. Find out how he does it on today's episode. Patrick Osborne - is An Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody winning (and even Grammy Nominated) Writer/Director and animator. Patrick animated on a bunch of Feature films like Surf's Up, I am Legend, Bolt, Tangled.. Wreck it Ralph before getting a shot at Writing and Directing with his 2014 Disney short film FEAST. Since then he has traced a less than conventional path in the entertainment business, that includes creating a live-action Sitcom (Imaginary Mary) - and even directing concert film for one of the world's biggest pop stars, Billie Eilish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

111 | Tone In Your Writing: The Definitive Episode (w/ Sheila Hanahan Taylor)

vendredi 11 novembre 2022 • Duration 01:03:54

Tone is consistently one of the most challenging things that Screenwriters face. What is it and how do we capture it on the page? We're thrilled to be joined by super-producer and friend-of-the-show Sheila Hanahan Taylor to unpack ALL of that today. Buckle up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices