EPISODE 131: Novelist Turns Screenwriter

Best-selling author Liza Palmer talks about novel writing, script writing and the twenty-hour writing day. www.lizapalmer.com

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March 12, 2010

EPISODE 130. The Actor and the Word

Accomplished actress Dee Wallace talks about the ways that actors find their voice, world and character moments from good scripts.

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March 5, 2010

EPISODE 129: Oscar 2010

Brian Pope, Mike Musa and Pilar’s husband Pat Francis join Pilar and Laurence for a lively discussion about the best screenplay and best adapted screenplay nominees.

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February 26, 2010

EPISODE 128. Conversation with Herschel

Herschel Weingrod, writer of Trading Places and producer of Falling Down, talks about remakes, fast-food movies and writing partnerships.

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February 20, 2010

EPISODE 127. Battling Backstory and Character Kryptonite

Undiscovered writer of the moment, Jude Roth, joins Pilar and Aadip in a discussion about the problem areas in scripts.

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February 12, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO SEMINAR: COMMERCIAL

Pilar will be in San Francisco teaching an On the Page writing intensive Sunday, February 21 from 10:00 – 4:00 at the Clift Hotel.

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February 8, 2010

EPISODE 126. Tales From The Script

Writer and documentary filmmaker Peter Hanson discusses the book and film
Tales From The Script, in which he and co-writer Paul Robert Herman interviewed A-list screenwriters about
their work and life in Hollywood.

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February 5, 2010

EPISODE 125. Formatting Ins and Outs

Elisa Wolf, writer and proofreader at readerready.com discusses everything from scene headers to intercuts.

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January 29, 2010

EPISODE 124. Writing The Contained Thriller

Carl Ellsworth, writer of Disturbia and Red Eye, discusses his writing process and career

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January 22, 2010

EPISODE 123: Setting Goals and Writer’s Block

Debra Eckerling of WriteOn/Storylink discusses setting goals with Pilar and Aadip, as well as

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January 15, 2010