The Writers Room with Sam and Jim

A podcast by Sam Ernst, Jim Dunn, JR Zamora-Thal

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50 Episodes

  1. Doing Future You a Favor By Turning Up the Intensity with Campy Draper

    Published: 16/08/2021
  2. Scene Study with Annette DeLorean and Kat Boyd

    Published: 09/08/2021
  3. Using Cookies and Murder to Discuss Identity with Yasmin Asif

    Published: 02/08/2021
  4. Cool Dads Use Cheap Deep to Efficiently Add Heart with Phillip Cordell

    Published: 26/07/2021
  5. Backstory Can Drag You to The Underworld with Ellie Lorscheid

    Published: 19/07/2021
  6. Perfection is the Enemy of Good Characters with Travis Nguyen

    Published: 12/07/2021
  7. It Helps to Be a Witch To Craft Mind-Blowing Act Breaks with Laurel Ellis

    Published: 05/07/2021
  8. Planting Personal Conflicts to Harvest Complicated Themes with Clarence Moore

    Published: 28/06/2021
  9. Using a Love Story to Cut Through Cocaine and Cartels with Stephanie Palacino, Scott Porterfield, and Rusty Watkins

    Published: 21/06/2021
  10. Huckster Grandpa and Other Story Engines for Liars with Stephen Saltarelli

    Published: 14/06/2021
  11. From Buffy to Brujas -- Making Genre Specific with Jovanna Huguet-Burke

    Published: 07/06/2021
  12. Pitching Falcon and The Winter Soldier with a Migraine and Other War Stories with Marvel Showrunner Malcolm Spellman

    Published: 31/05/2021
  13. There is No Series, So Stuff the Pilot with Macenzie Rebelo

    Published: 24/05/2021
  14. Every Crime Needs a Motive with Jeff Thurber

    Published: 17/05/2021
  15. Story Engine for a Death Metal Centaur with Annette DeLorean

    Published: 10/05/2021
  16. A Little Less Sci, A Little More Fi with J Hunter Richardson

    Published: 03/05/2021
  17. Series Bibles and The Coincidence of Sperm with Lauren White

    Published: 26/04/2021
  18. Starting Hot and Letting Go of Early Drafts with Adam Warwinsky

    Published: 19/04/2021
  19. Why You Should Absolutely Write a Script That Won't Get Made with Mary Nguyen

    Published: 12/04/2021
  20. Finding the Holy S**t Moments with Zach Freshley

    Published: 05/04/2021

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TV Writers Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn invite aspiring screenwriters into their writers’ room and give them writing tips to develop their screenplays and TV pilots. Discussions include script notes, screenwriting tools, Hollywood career advice, and tips on navigating the entertainment industry. Sam and Jim’s credits include HAVEN on SYFY, Marvel’s DAREDEVIL, and CARNIVAL ROW on Amazon Prime. Producer J.R. Zamora-Thal and Co-Producer Meagan Daine also talk about their experiences on TV writing staffs and add commentary on today’s issues facing Hollywood, including women and Latinos in entertainment.

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