On The Page

Writer Taylor Vaughn Lasley talks about her exciting summer pitching two series; one with Damon Wayans Jr. and one with Funny or Die .

David Skelly (T he Muppets, Splash and Bubbles, Word Party ) and Jennifer Skelly ( My Little Pony, The Lion Guards, Motown Magic ) return to the podcast to talk about writing and creating TV for pre-school and elementary age audiences. 

Maura Chanz, Michelle Flowers and Clarissa Kern have turned their jobs assisting show-runners and producers into major stepping stones to a writing and producing career.

Writer Rachel Kaplan talks about what she's learned in the writer's room of the popular, animated comedy  BoJack Horseman .

Writer and editor Ayser Salman returns to talk about how she turned real life experiences into a comic memoir and pitch for a tv series.

Filmmakers Sterling Macer Jr, Chris Molinaro and Jeremy Walton share their "dos" and "don'ts" about making movies cheaply, independently and with integrity.

Years of creating high quality content is paying off for writer Jude Roth.  Hear what she's learned from taking meetings and obtaining high quality representation. 

Filmmaker Alex Ferrari talks about the "hustle" of independent filmmaking and the personal experiences that led him to write his new book,  Shooting for the Mob .

Shaun Cassidy ( New Amsterdam, Emerald City, American Gothic ) went from pop star to rockstar writer. Here he digs into the process of the writers' room and reveals his personal inspiration for finding story. A must-listen. 

TV executive Rev. Karen Frost talks about her path in Hollywood and her current role as creative executive at Viola Davis's  JuVee Productions .

Carnegie Mellon graduates Tommar Wilson and Beth Crosby reunited in an On the Page screenwriting class.  Although Tommar performs on Broadway and Beth performs sketch and improv, they also united in their observations about writing and acting.

The Sixth Sense, Election, Being John Malkovich, Magnolia  … Tonight we're gonna write like it's1999!  Special assistance from Pat Francis and Azul Nino (also produced in 1999).

Writers Jason Director and Ayla Harrison are happily married and constantly moving forward in their writing career.  They've also developed a list for finalists and fellows to help them make contacts and get work .

Pilar is joined by writer Melissa Cassera to discuss ways to create and show the emotional progression of on-screen characters.

Canadian writers Michelle Muldoon and  Geordie Sabbagh talk about the daring steps they've taken to seek out contacts and make their own movies. 

Ashleigh Powell ( The Nutcracker and the Four Realms ;  one of  Variety's 10 Screenwriters to Watch ) talks about her love of writing, genre, and world building.

David Matillo wrote seven unproduced scripts before his feature spec "Bare Knuckle" made the 2015 Blacklist. He discusses the projects he's written since then and what he's learned along the way. 

Manager/Producer Markus Goerg ( Heroes and Villains Entertainmen t) describes a writer's career as, "never boring, never easy and never a straight line."

Playwright / screenwriter Christy Hall ( I Am Not OK With This  on Netflix), discusses her approach to writing for the stage and screen.  

Organizer Tracy McCubbin, author of  Making Space, Clutter Free , discusses ways to declutter your writing space and organize your writing time.

Author/ USC Professor Pamela Douglas discusses the changes to genre, structure and the international market addressed in the fourth edition of her classic book  Writing the TV Drama Series .

Hilliard Guess, writer on  Deadly Class , talks about asking for what you want, changing perception and his personal steps toward becoming the next J.J. Abrams.

Ryan O' Connell talks about writing on  Will and Grace  and  Awkward  and   discusses his upcoming Netflix series  Special,  inspired by his experiences as a gay man navigating the world with cerebral palsy.

Eight days. Thirteen states. Thirty drivers.  Pilar's husband Pat Francis talks about his new documentary in which he traveled across country using only the ride-share service  Lyft.

Kendra Jordan and Racquel Baker discuss the new B.E.T. show  Boomerang  and the way they find episodes and break story in the writers' room.