The Screenwriting Life

12/04/2025

🎉 NEW EPISODE! 🎉

How do you write action that actually means something?

JOHN WICK creator Derek Kolstad joins us to talk character, tone, world-building, and the emotional engine behind great action writing.

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

12/01/2025

Act Two doesn’t have to be a nightmare.

The trick?

🤜 Beat up your characters! Give them challenges that force them to choose, fail, and try again.

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11/28/2025

Female characters often fall into the trap of being victims.

How can you get them out?

✨ Get insights inside TSL Workshops - pre-recorded lessons + live Zooms every month with Meg & Lorien.

🎁 Use code HOLIDAY25 for 50% off your first month ➡ https://tslworkshops.circle.so/

11/27/2025

🎉 NEW EPISODE! 🎉

Last week, we explored the roots of imposter syndrome with counselor/healer Madaline Blau.

This week, we move into the body - grounding, instinct, and how to come back to yourself when doubt feels overwhelming.

🧘‍♀️ PLUS: a 10-minute guided visualization from Madaline to help you reconnect to your creative center.

🎧 LISTEN HERE ➡ https://shorturl.at/AH144

11/26/2025

THEME. The thing everyone talks about but no one defines.

Get clarity inside TSL Workshops - pre-recorded lessons + live Zooms every month with Meg & Lorien.

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11/24/2025

Struggling to turn your IDEA into a MOVIE?

Oscar-nominated Meg LeFauve (INSIDE OUT) and Emmy-nominated Lorien McKenna (TAB TIME) are here to help!

Join TSL Workshops for pre-recorded workshops like this one + live Zooms 2x a month.

🎁 Use code HOLIDAY25 for 50% off your first month ➡ https://tslworkshops.circle.so/

11/20/2025

🎉 NEW EPISODE! 🎉

This week, we begin a 2-part deep dive into the roots of imposter syndrome with counselor and healer Madaline Blau.

Madaline takes us to the root system of creative insecurity - where it starts, how it grows, and why our confidence can flip into collapse so fast.

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

11/19/2025

Before they were icons, they were just descriptions on a page ➡️

11/18/2025

The case of the week 🟰 The engine 🚗💨
The main character 🟰 The driver 🙋‍♀️

11/17/2025

11/13/2025

🎉 NEW EPISODE! 🎉

This week, JESSICA JONES creator/showrunner Melissa Rosenberg joins Lorien to talk about rediscovering your voice, finding your people, and staying grounded through decades of storytelling.

From serving as head writer/executive producer on DEXTER to writing all five TWILIGHT films, Melissa shares how she’s built a career anchored in authenticity, community, and creative joy.

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

11/12/2025

🎉 Meet our Fall 2025 intern, Ari Lessard!

➡️ SCROLL THROUGH to see what inspired Ari to get into entertainment, and what she’s learning from her time with TSL…