The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

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With so many characters and plot points to navigate, fight sequences to think about and beyond, how does one put that on the page and keep it fresh and exciting for all involved and all who hope to enjoy it?

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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 S*it stuff.

The things that swirl in your head stuff.

And the, "I still have to write" stuff.

If you want to feel seen, heard, understood and connected to others and have a good laugh... this is the episode for you!

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Lorien and Meg have asked numerous guests the same important questions, What are the elements of a good scene?

You will hear different ideas from the industries best including:

Melissa Rosenberg (Dexter)

Derek Kolstad (John Wick)

Maggie Lane & Eric Jarboe (Hotel For The Holidays/Christmas Switch)

Dana Fox (Wicked)

Alex Woo & Erik Benson (In Your Dreams)

Chandler Baker (Oh.What.Fun.)

Jesse Andrews (Hoppers)

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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 zooms with Meg and Lorien per month.

One, a Q & A about anything and everything writing and the business and the other, a select few get picked each month to "pitch" their stories/scripts to Meg and Lorien. The two then dive deep with the writer, asking questions, pushing to get answers and give constructive feedback to bring the writers to the next level of their stories.

Danicah and Emily both pitched their stories in one of the zooms and now are back to share the unlock moment for them, what they shifted and where they are now in their process.
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With the industry in a contraction, writers are trying to figure out how to find steady work.

ENTER - VERTICALS!

Lorien is joined by writer and creator Shelby Farrell who has developed numerous features and verticals. She offers a premium program, Flipping The Screen, teaching writers to write for the new medium.

Shelby walks through the pros and cons of the space as well as the keys to writing a successful version of one.

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