The Screenwriting Life

09/25/2025

🎉 NEW EPISODE! 🎉

“Your first draft should feel like a seduction." ✨

Oscar-winning writer Akiva Goldsman (A BEAUTIFUL MIND, I AM LEGEND) shares his no-BS approach to writing — from scene litmus tests to why you need to treat writing like a job.

🎧 LISTEN HERE ➡ https://shorturl.at/pWZR9

09/24/2025

09/23/2025

✅ A quick checklist for what your story needs to go from FADE IN ➡️ FADE OUT

09/18/2025

Your story engine = your movie’s survival 🚗💨

In this rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes, we break down 8 elements every feature needs to go from fade in to fade out.

🎧 LISTEN HERE ➡ https://shorturl.at/6ibIz

09/15/2025

Congrats to TSL guest Frida Perez on her big EMMY WIN last night!

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"THE STUDIO" (Apple TV+)
📺 Episode: "The Promotion"
✍ Written by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, & Frida Perez
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🎧 Listen to Frida's episode HERE ➡ https://shorturl.at/2sRSL

09/13/2025

🎉 NEW EPISODE! 🎉

No stars. No big budget. Just resourcefulness + a bold idea.

Filmmaker and host GG Hawkins tells Jeff how she pulled off her breakout feature I REALLY LOVE MY HUSBAND with a family house in Panama, a tiny crew, and pure indie hustle.

🎧 LISTEN HERE ➡ https://shorturl.at/pnW08

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