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Pilar Alessandra is the director of the screenwriting and TV writing program On the Page®, host of the popular On the Page Podcast and author of the top-selling book “The Coffee Break Screenwriter.” She started her career as Senior Story Analyst at DreamWorks SKG and, in 2001, opened the On the Page Writers’ Studio in Los Angeles where she directs her screenwriting and TV writing program On the Pa...

John has been a writing and creativity coach since 2005 and is the author of the epic novel, Space Spiders on Prom Day. He has presented at: ScriptFest, Scriptwriters Network, the LA Mastery Group, and the Brilliant Light International Film Festival. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net , on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

Ken Atchity is a former Fulbright professor of comparative literature, has produced more than 30 films, and made nearly 100 deals with Hollywood studios, independents, and broadcasters. As an author of more than twenty books he has also represented nearly 20 New York Times bestselling books for clients. His most recent book is Sell Your Story to Hollywood: Writer’s Pocket Guide to the Business of...

Adam Gaines is a professional writer. and published playwright. He has written on both cable and network TV dramas (The Bridge, State of Affairs) and wrote a micro budget feature currently in production. In this episode he talks about working in writing rooms in LA. His ebook Mixtape is available for free download, and he can be found on Twitter @nothing_to_gain. You can connect with Laura at www....

Liam Gray is the founder of Book Report, a plugin that tracks your e-book sales on Amazon. Leran more about the tool at https://www.getbookreport.com/ . You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net , on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

Steve La Rue is a veteran television development executive with 20+ years experience having championed such iconic series as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The X-Files, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Battlestar Galactica and Farscape. He is also a writer/performer having logged many hours onstage at The Groundlings, Pinata, Muse Literary Salon, and To Whom It May Concern. His blog, www. SurfingHollywo...

Jenni James is the bestselling author of over 35 books, and now 6 screenplays. Her first book to movie, Not Cinderella's Type, comes out February 2018. When she isn't writing, or chasing her kids around the house, you can find her speaking at school assemblies, teaching writing workshops, or speaking at conferences around the world. www.thejennijames.com , on Facebook and Instagram as Author Jenni...

Scott Baker is the Amazon bestselling author of “The Writer’s Guide to Training Your Dragon” and spent most of the last decade working as a freelance writer for numerous publications in the UK. He has also recently launched “The School of Training Your Dragon”, providing self-paced training courses in dictation software and techniques. Check out www.trainingyourdragon.com or find Scott at www.scot...

Kelly Lytle heads Findaway Voices, a new audiobook creation and distribution service from Findaway. Kelly's team works closely with independent authors and small to mid-sized publishers to connect them with a community of world-class narrators, create audiobooks, and market and sell those audiobooks everywhere in the world. At Findaway, Kelly also played a key role in launching the Navy eReader De...

Susan Maccarelli created BeyondYourBlog.com, and is a recognized expert on going from personal blogger to published writer. Beyond Your Blog offers tips for getting published, directories of writing opportunities, interviews with editors, the Submission Savvy e-course and more. Susan’s interviews include editors from the New York Times, Chicken Soup For The Soul, The Washington Post, and dozens of...

Noah Lukeman is President of Lukeman Literary Management Ltd, which he founded in 1996. His clients include winners of the Pulitzer Prize, American Book Award, Pushcart Prize and O. Henry Award, finalists for the National Book Award, Edgar Award, and Pacific Rim prize, multiple New York Times bestsellers, national journalists, major celebrities, and faculty of universities ranging from Harvard to...

Michelle is head of the Selz Customer Engagement team. She works individually with sellers to help them get set up and selling on the platform. Selz is an ecommerce platform where you can create an online store, sell from an existing website or even from social media. Selz handles the payment processing, digital delivery, hosting as well as integrations to help you with the process. To sign up and...

Valentina Valentini is a freelance journalist who was based in Los Angeles for eight years writing about the entertainment industry for the likes of Vanity Fair, Variety, and Mashable. Recently, she put her belongings in storage and began the life of a digital nomad, writing personal essays, travel pieces, cultural and human interest stories and adventurous tales. She will be starting her first bo...

Brad West is the co-founder of 180g and co-developed Vellum, an app designed to help authors craft ebooks. Vellum allows authors to publish ebooks on Apple’s iBookstore, Amazon Kindle and Nook devices, enabling live previews and fine-tuning. Prior to founding 180g, they worked for a combined thirty years at Pixar Animation Studios where they helped to create Pixar’s feature films. Learn more about...

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Under her real name (Rusch), she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy (including the Fey series, the Retrieval Artist series and the Diving series), award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. She has won more than twenty...

Steven James is a national bestselling novelist whose award-winning, pulse-pounding thrillers continue to gain wide critical acclaim and a growing fan base. Both his Patrick Bowers and Jevin Banks series have received wide critical acclaim. Suspense Magazine says that he “sets the new standard in suspense writing” and Publishers Weekly calls him a “master storyteller at the peak of his game.” Equi...

In this interview, Laura Powers talks with Bob Schultz, President of Script Fest and The Great American Pitch Fest. Pitch Fest is an event held in Burbank, CA in which 500 writers pitch to more than 120 production companies, agents, managers, financiers, and industry pros seeking material to option, writers, to manage, hire, and represent. There are also classes and panels on screenwriting and the...

Denise started Scriptd as a way to empower creators/screenwriters, connect them directly with their audiences and the entertainment industry. Scriptd is a searchable database for scripts. This service is now in BETA and is free for writers. Previously Director of Sales and Marketing at famed nightclub, The Box. Seasoned television and digital producer who has worked on Ugly Betty, Sex and the City...

Alexandra Boylan is a writer, producer, and actress. Alexandra Boylan is a writer, producer and actor . She was born and raised in Georgetown, Massachusetts, where she first began her exploration into acting, which led her to relocate to Los Angeles. Utilizing the skills obtained on dozens of movie sets and harnessing the passion that fuels her, she formed her own production company. MirrorTree Pr...

International Best-Selling Author and Publisher of Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press Jesse sits squarely at the intersection of publishing and promotion – having signed two publishing deals on two different continents and navigated the world of becoming a best-selling author twice. As the publisher and founder of Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press, it has been his honor to work with 100+ authors from aroun...

According to Filmmaker Magazine, Signature Move is one of the "Most Anticipated American Films of 2017." In this Podcast, viewers will be part of a rare interview with Director, Jennifer Reeder, Co-Writer and Actress, Fawzia Mirza and Actress, Sari Sanchez. In the movie, a new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her relationship with her recently widowed mother who escapes to TV dramas and...

A Bad Idea Gone Wrong is a comedy about two would-be thieves who accidentally arm the alarm system and have to break out of the house they just broke into. This interview is with Writer and Director Jason Headley, Actor Matt Jones, and Actress Eleanore Pie. When they discover an unexpected housesitter, they suddenly have to deal with a hostage situation, double crosses, sexual tensions, and discov...

Damon Courtney is an author and software engineer, and sometimes a little of both. Always wanting to serve both muses, he created BookFunnel as a way to deliver his own free books to new readers and decided to polish it up for other authors. He spends most of his days working on cool new stuff for authors while wishing he could get back to his own writing more often. In this Podcast, he talks abou...

Emily Best is the founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, a subscription video streaming and crowdfunding platform that gives filmmakers the power to take control of their careers. In 2011, she produced the feature film, Like the Water, starring Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex, Rectify). Since then she has served as executive producer on a host of film and virtual reality projects that have played at fe...

Denise Meyers began her professional career at the William Morris Agency as an assistant to literary agent, Judy Scott-Fox after graduating from Oregon State University in 1982 with a degree in broadcast communications. After working as a freelance story analyst for independent film and distribution companies, Meyers became a screenwriter herself, but after twelve years in the film business with n...