Writers Group Therapy
Writers Group Therapy is a podcast by writers for writers. We cover timeless topics for writers on the craft, important issues related to the business of writing, and interviews with up-and-coming and established writers, agents, and other people who will appear in a writer's life at some point in their journey.
Episodes
We wrap up the 6th year of Writers Group Therapy (Can you believe it's been 6 YEARS!) with a discussion of Rachanee’s recently published third novel in the Kingdom Legacy Series: “Heir of Memory & Shadow,” a look at the first week of the writers strike, and our summer plans.
SHOW NOTES:
- Rachanee’s Website: https://www.rachanee.net
- (Buy digital copies directly from Rachanee’s site)
- On Amazon: https://www.amazon....
Does your script need some TLC? Maybe a script doctor can help. Shannon Massey Smith shares the ins and outs of being, and working with, a script doctor.
SHOW NOTES:
Girls to The Front Productions: girlstothefrontproductions.com
Shannon on IG: @ShannonMasseySmith
Discord: S_Massey
“Blindspotting” creator/writer/producer/director/actor Rafael Casal (Miles) talks about how touring with his music and poetry transformed into telling stories about his community in Oakland, CA in the award-winning Starz series.
Show Notes:
Rafael Casal on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2592137/
Blindspotting: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7242142/
Season 2 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tWaD6jLE04
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This session, we discuss what Tom learned about Stephen King and writing from his book “On Writing” including the tools and techniques King uses and recommends as well as revealing details about his journey to becoming a published author.
Book Description from Amazon.com: Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, compris...
Our guest this session is screenwriter, YouTuber, and podcaster Tyler Mowery who recently rebranded his YouTube Channel with 266,000 subscribers as “Top Development.” We talk about Tyler’s journey, process and script consultant services.
SHOW NOTES:
SHOW NOTES:
Writers Group Therapy Session #166 - CreAItors
http://www.writersgrouptherapy.com/2021/05/session-134-ai/
Writers Guild Highlights Compensation, Mini-Rooms in 2023 Negotiations Pattern of Demands
Writers Guild Highlights Compensation, Mini-Rooms in 2023 Negotiations Pattern of Demands
In this session, we discuss promoting your written works and compare promoting books, scripts, shorts and web series.
SHOW NOTES:
- Rachanee’s Books: https://www.rachanee.net
- “The Game” Series: https://www.youtube.com/@thegameseries
- Laurie Loveman, Novelist: http://www.laurieloveman.com
- Designcrowd.com: https://www.designcrowd.com
Our future AI overlords have made significant progress since our last episode about AI (Session #134 – Artificial Intelligence in Hollywood: http://www.writersgrouptherapy.com/2021/05/session-134-ai/). We talk Buzzfeed replacing writers with chatbots, DnD OGL and AI dungeon masters, ChatGPT and its screenwriting skills and more.
SHOW NOTES:
- THR: Attack of the Chatbots: Screenwriters’ Friend or Foe?
- Comicsands.com: BuzzFeed's...
We talk with the creators of the new comedy streaming series “The Game.” Writers/creators Matt Curtain and Lauren Henning, and director Amanda Sonnenschein talk about the genesis of the show and its unique tone and humor.
From the show: The Game is an ensemble adventure-fantasy comedy series that follows a group of TTRPG players both IRL and as their fantasy counterparts in the supernatural realm as they embark on a daring and hear...
In this session, we talk our writing goals for 2023, the latest news including the WGA prepping for contract negotiations, Twitch payout cuts, COVID in Hollywood, Moviepass’ resurrection, and more.
SHOW NOTES:
Hollywood’s Unions and Studios Extend COVID Protocols With Small Modifications
We’re tired of being tired of Franchise Fatigue, but it’s a serious issue. There is a steep downward curve in payback on subsequent entries and spin-offs/prequels etc., which is fueling a feedback circle of layoffs and cancellations in Hollywood. Why is this happening and what does it mean for writers? Listen as we try to find the answers.
Writer/Director Thomas Tulak, and Assistant Director/Composer Adam Pineless talk about “Who Dunt Dunt DUNNit?” their a hyper-meta, award-winning comedy film. It’s a hilarious murder mystery, wrapped in a murder mystery wrapped in a movie production about a murder mystery.
SHOW NOTES:
- Trailer for "Who Dunt Dunt DUNNit?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Gk2sOXnuQ
- Film IG: https://www.instagram.com/whoduntduntdunnit/
- Easily...
It’s been a rough few weeks across Hollywood at studios such as Warner Brothers, Cartoon Network, G4 and others. From layoffs to total shutdowns, we take a look at recent turmoil and how it might affect writers.
SHOW NOTES:
- Thanks to ClownfishTV https://twitter.com/ClownfishTVcom for their great analysis.
- G4 Shut Down Less than a Year After Re-launching
- Warner Bros. BLOODBATH! WB TV Lays Off 26% of Staff! by Clownfish TV
- D...
For some us, our biggest addictions are caffeine and endlessly scrolling TikTok videos, so, how do we write characters with more serious addictions? We talk to Ted Perkins, a former Warner Brothers and Universal studio executive, producer, screenwriter and now author who tackles the topic in his new book Addicted In Film, for which Ted watched 100 movies in 100 days about addiction.
SHOW NOTES:
- About the Book: www.addictedinf...
This session, we talk with writer/director Matthew Gentile about “American Murderer,” his new true crime thriller about FBI fugitive Jason Derek Brown.
"American Murderer" is based on the true story of Jason Derek Brown - a charismatic con man turned party king who bankrolls his luxurious lifestyle through a series of scams. When his funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet and, in the ...
We get the scoop on Get It Made X, a script-to-screen program for writers to not only improve their writing, but also learn about marketing and production through group activities, meetings with industry professionals, and peer review opportunities. Co-founders Matt Boda and Sylvie Dang Boda talk about why they created the program and how it helps writers get their work made.
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Nicholas Bruckman has produced and directed award-winning features, commercials and web-content for groups such as Greenpeace, Black Lives Matter and TED. His films have screened at Tribeca, Sundance, and SXSW where it won the Audience Award. His latest film “Not Going Quietly” is now streaming on Hulu. We talk storytelling in documentary formats, journalistic objectivity and more.
SHOW NOTES:
- Nicholas’ site: https://nickny.c...
As writers, we struggle to get our work written, sold, and produced our whole careers. What we don’t hardly ever think about is, what happens after we’re gone? Our writing doesn’t stop being valuable, but who is going to take over managing it and, hopefully, continue to reap the benefits of our creativity for the length of our copyright? We discuss this with Best-selling novelists Matt Buchman, writer of “Estate Planning for Writer...
The doctors (not real doctors) are in, again. We’re back from our Summer break and kicking off our 6th year with a look at all the recent stories in the news that impact Hollywood and writers including Roe v. Wade, inflation and supply chain woes, YouTube TV, CA Tax incentives, and more.
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In this session, we talk with novelist and screenwriter/showrunner Dennis Lehane. His award-winning novels and the film adaptations spawned major feature films such as “Shutter Island,” “Mystic River” and “Gone Baby Gone.” The show’s he’s written for, “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire,” are always at the top of everyone’s “best written show” lists. We discuss his journey and his latest project, the true crime limited series on Apple...
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