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The Perfect Reader

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December 2, 2014 Film Industry, Follow Up, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

Craig and John discuss the qualities of the perfect reader, whether it’s a studio professional or your screenwriting buddy. What should a reader look for, and how should she communicate her thoughts?

We also discuss loan-out companies and why writers need them, and offer advice on starting a podcast. Plus a lot of turkey talk.

In follow up, most of what we thought we knew about Franz Kafka was wrong — but maybe that’s okay. Bob Odenkirk already made a sketch about judging. And if you haven’t purchased tickets for the live show on December 11th, get on that.

Links:

  • Mary’s Heritage Turkeys
  • Get your tickets now for the Scriptnotes Holiday Show
  • American Contestant with Bob Odenkirk
  • Dan Benjamin’s podcast guide, and Marco Arment’s
  • A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night by Ana Lily Amirpour
  • Bread Stuffing with Bacon, Apples, Sage, and Caramelized Onions from The New Best Recipe
  • Outro by Scriptnotes listener Betty Spinks (send us yours!)

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 12-10-14: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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