Scriptnotes Podcast

381 - Becoming a Professional Screenwriter

John welcomes Tess Morris, Christina Hodson, Nicole Perlman, and Jason Fuchs to discuss their paths to becoming a professional screenwriter. They track the progression from glass bead day jobs to navigating general meetings to planning inconsistent finances to actually calling oneself a writer and even getting paid. We also answer audience questions about career longevity and leaving writing behind. Links: Thank you, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2208729/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1">Tess Morris</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5429637/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1">Christina Hodson</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2270979/?ref_=nv_sr_1">Nicole Perlman</a>, and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297229/">Jason Fuchs</a>! T-shirts are available <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/people/john-august-1">here</a>! We’ve got new designs, including <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/colored-revisions">Colored Revisions</a>, <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/karateka">Karateka</a>, and <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/highland2">Highland2</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin">Craig Mazin</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/thetessmorris">Tess Morris</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Uncannygirl">Nicole Perlman</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonisaacfuchs">Jason Fuchs</a> on Twitter <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a> <a href="http://scriptnotes.net/">Find past episodes</a> <a href="https://store.johnaugust.com/">Scriptnotes Digital Seasons</a> are also now available! <a href="http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href="http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>) Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_381.mp3">here</a>.

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.