The Screenwriting Life

09/08/2025

09/04/2025

🎉 NEW EPISODE! 🎉

Meg talks with writer, actor, and filmmaker Eva Victor about their debut feature SORRY, BABY — a darkly funny, deeply personal story of friendship, trauma, and hope.

Eva shares how they made a personal story feel cinematic, and the power of finding lightness, humor, and honesty in hard places.

🎧 LISTEN HERE ➡ https://shorturl.at/gcI60

09/02/2025

🎉 AUGUST LIVE TSL WORKSHOPS! 🎉

Join Lorien & Meg for August's Live Q&A + Story Workshops!

📝 CLICK HERE to sign up through TSL Workshops ➡ http://tslworkshops.circle.so/

08/28/2025

🎉 NEW EPISODE! 🎉

Every writer dreams of getting their script into the right hands — but what actually makes a producer want to fight for your project?

Jeff talks with powerhouse indie producer Julie Waters (Watermark Media) — producer of OH, HI!, one of the few films sold at Sundance this year — about what makes a script undeniable.

🎧 LISTEN HERE ➡ https://shorturl.at/xUcyk

08/26/2025

Adventure was out there… at American Cinematheque’s Friend of the Fest! 🎈

Over the weekend, Lorien had the opportunity to introduce UP, share behind-the-scenes stories from her time as script supervisor on the movie, and even answer audience questions about the inspo for good ol’ Dug. 🐶

Thanks for having us, !

📸: Mario Torres (for American Cinematheque)

08/21/2025

🎉 NEW EPISODE! 🎉

Meg and Lorien sit down with Kaz Firpo (Marvel’s ETERNALS, RUIN) to talk about the timeless craft lessons that make a great screenplay.

From writing scenes that still land without sound, to creating emotional clarity on the page, Kaz shares why subtext is the secret engine of great dialogue, and why every character’s want and need should always be at odds.

🎧 LISTEN HERE ➡ https://shorturl.at/FJSSy