#17 - Write Like a Pro | Daniel Calvisi

Daniel Calvisi is a Script Doctor, Writing Coach and the author of Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay and Story Maps: TV DRAMA: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot. He was the Script Consultant on the upcoming feature "Devoted" starring Mena Suvari and Skeet Ulrich. Daniel is a former Story Analyst for major studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax Films and New Line Cinema, and as a versatile screenwriter, his three most recent writing assignments were on a feature thriller, a one-hour drama pilot and the award-winning horror short “The Lost Camp.” Many of his coaching clients have worked with the top networks, streamers and studios in the industry, such as Netflix, Max, Amazon, Disney, and more. 

📌Learn more about Daniel: www.actfourscreenplays.com

🎙️In this episode, we explore:

✅ Common mistakes writers make - and how to fix them

✅ Why horror is having a cultural moment (and how to tap into primal fears)

✅ The “rule he’d like to break” about pitching scripts

✅ Best and worst career advice, and how imposter syndrome still creeps in

✅ The power of reaching out (because that’s how this episode happened!)

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