Craig and John tackle a bunch of listener questions, along with follow-up on previous discussions.
Are road trip movies just a series of coincidences? How do you start the second draft? Should you mention screenwriting awards in a query?
Plus: a Redditor insists there is a secret password you have to write within a script for it to be purchased. After 311 episodes, the time has come. We reveal that magic word.
Links:
‘Chernobyl’ Miniseries Set By HBO & Sky Carolyn Strauss on Scriptnotes, 127 Big Fish The Musical starring Kelsey Grammer is on its way to London Scriptnotes, 310: What’s in the WGA Deal Scriptnotes, 309: Logic and Gimmickry A Reddit user asks: Is there a secret password for success? Every Three Hours on YouTube Mouth Time with Reductress on iTunes The House of Da Vinci The Scriptnotes Listeners’ Guide! The USB drives! John August on Twitter Craig Mazin on Twitter John on Instagram Find past episodes Outro by Rajesh Naroth (send us yours!)Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
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