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Screenwriter Interviews Jac Schaeffer, Showrunner of ‘WandaVision’ and ‘Agatha All Along’, Talks Writing and Directing in the MCU

Jac Schaeffer talks about the process of writing in this world and how to balance the competing tones of the show and the character.

Screenwriter Interviews Fight for Autonomy: A Conversation with ‘Thelma’ Writer-Director Josh Margolin Sadie Dean

Screenwriter Interviews A Combination of Comedy and Tragedy at All Times: A Conversation with ‘Platonic’ Creators Francesca Delbanco and Nicholas Stoller Sadie Dean

Screenwriter Interviews Subjective Tone: A Conversation with ‘The Sympathizer’ Co-Showrunner Don McKellar Sadie Dean

Breaking & Entering by Barri Evins Breaking & Entering: Would A Rose By Any Other Name Smell As Sweet? Titles Are Telling!Barri Evins

Screenwriter Interviews Communicating a Tone and a Feeling on the Page: An Interview with ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Creator and Showrunner Chad Feehan Sadie Dean

Screenwriter Interviews How Do Tropes Influence the Actual Relationship?: A Conversation with ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Co-Creator and Showrunner Francesca Sloane Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie Editing with Intent: A Conversation with ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Editor Brett W. Bachman Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie INDIE SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with 2023 SXSW Narrative Feature ‘Pure O’ Filmmaker Dillon Tucker Sadie Dean

Screenwriter Interviews How Dan Erickson Keeps the Retro Futurist World of ‘Severance’ Weird and Crazy Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie Looking at Characters from the Inside Out: An Interview with ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ Director Joss Agnew Sadie Dean

Screenwriter Interviews The Importance of Tonal Consistency and Character Arcs: An Interview with ‘The Morning Show’ Showrunner and Executive Producer Kerry Ehrin Sadie Dean

Screenwriting How-To Articles BREAKING & ENTERING: The Story Must-Have Checklist Barri Evins

Screenwriting How-To Articles A WRITER’S VOICE: ‘Diary of a Teenage Girl’ – The Magic of Tone Jacob Krueger

Writing Inspiration BREAKING & ENTERING: Finding The Flow Barri Evins

Visual Mindscape by Bill Boyle Establishing Atmosphere with the Visual Mindscape Bill Boyle

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