Recovering From a Writer’s Dark Night of the Soul (From Script)

In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, writing coach Jenna Avery tackles a question about how to deal with the wandering thoughts of “What’s the point of writing?” Plus, read interviews with filmmakers behind the new action-comedy film Thelma, horror film The Exorcism, and drama Green Border. And plug into a new Reckless Creatives podcast episode with Emmy-nominated TV writer Christy Stratton.

The Slow Burn: A Conversation with The Exorcism Filmmakers Joshua John Miller and M.A. Fortin

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The Exorcism filmmakers talk about their journey from writing the script to making the movie, what emotionally attracted them to the story, capturing the specific visual language of the film, and more.

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Where’s Her Museum?

Dr. Rosanne Welch celebrates the female screenwriters who came before us with this month’s spotlight on the trailblazing screenwriter behind the Western film and TV phenomenon, Betty Burbridge.

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Recovering From a Writer’s Dark Night of the Soul

Writing coach and Called to Write founder Jenna Avery responds to a writer facing a dark moment about the point of writing.

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Interview with Green Border Filmmaker Agnieszka Holland

Agnieszka Holland discusses the inspiration behind the film, her collaboration with screenwriters Maciej Pisuk and Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, the creative decision behind filming in black and white, and more.

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Reckless Creatives Podcast – Season 4 | Episode 2 – Writer & Director Christy Stratton: From TV Writing to Roller Rinks

What happens when a TV comedy writer sits down with Reckless Creatives Podcast co-hosts Sadie Dean and Jeanne Bowerman?

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Fight for Autonomy: A Conversation with Thelma Writer-Director Josh Margolin

Josh Margolin talks about writing from a personal place and being inspired by his own grandmother’s real scam incident, writing the film from the character’s drive, action film and unlikely film references that inspired the visual language, why tone was his North star, and so much more!

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