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July 27, 2023 34 mins
Leah and Angel talk with screenwriter, playwright, professor, Ed Horowitz. In this very special (we talked for two hours) part one of three episode, we discuss what goes into a good pitch, the nature of the industry in 2007 versus now (both strike years), why branding can work, and how to make it serve you through character work. Stay tuned for parts two and three where we dive more into the nature of writing, the discipline of writing, and books to read to help your writing. You can contact Leah on twitter @leahwelch19 and Angel on twitter @oneracingthesun Or our podcast @PitchWrite. You can contact Ed Horowitz @edhorwitz on Twitter. You can find Film Arcade here: https://thefilmarcade.com/ and on Twitter @TheFilmArcade For all of those preWGA and WGA writers going through rough times right now, here are some organizations who can financially help you:  https://entertainmentcommunity.org/am-i-eligible-help https://mptf.com/about-us/ https://pen.org/us-writers-aid-initiative/ https://twitter.com/msjoellegarf/status/1671937601908129792?lang=en (grocery aid brought to you by Green Envelope headed up by Joelle Garfinkel This lists several resources for aid: https://www.writeinclusion.org/strikeresources www.streetlamp.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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