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Q&A from the Holiday Spectacular

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December 31, 2013 Adaptation, QandA, Scriptnotes, Television, Transcribed

John, Craig, and guests take questions from the audience at the Scriptnotes Holiday Spectacular. Topics include TV writing careers, what to do once you have an agent, overcoming gender stereotypes, rewriting Dodgeball, and more.

Have a happy, healthy and safe New Year.

Links:

  • The Scriptnotes Holiday Spectacular
  • Aline Brosh McKenna on episodes 60, 76, 100, 101 and 119
  • Franklin Leonard on episode 60
  • Kelly Marcel on episode 115
  • Lindsay Doran on episode 68
  • Rawson Marshall Thurber on episodes 100 and 101
  • Richard Kelly on episode 118
  • The 2013 Black List and blcklst.com
  • Saving Mr. Banks is in theaters now
  • Thank you to the Writers Guild Foundation and the LA Film School for hosting
  • Support the Writers Guild Foundation and get something awesome from their Holiday Sale of Extraordinary Experiences
  • Intro/Outro by Scriptnotes listener Matthew Chilelli

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 12-31-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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  1. Scriptnotes Holiday Spectacular
  2. Three Page Challenge, Live Edition
  3. 10 Questions, 10 Answers

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