The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

JOIN TSL WORKSHOPS: https://tslworkshops.circle.so Part 2 of our 2024 TSL guests answering the Three Big Questions: What brings you the most joy when it comes to writing? What pisses you off about writing? And what advice would you give your younger self? Happy New Year! :45 - Dave Holstein (Episode 196) 7:04 - Kelsey Mann (Episode 197) 12:40 - Meredith Scardino (Episode 198) 17:11 - Todd A. Kessler (Episode 199) 19:48 - Joey Slamon (Episode 200) 25:28 - Christopher Vogler (Episode 204) 31:29 - Nitza Wilon & Elizabeth Kaiden (Episode 207) 33:25 - Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky (Episode 209) 39:28 - Andy Breckman (Episode 210) 42:51 - Kelly O'Sullivan (Episode 211) 46:18 - Barbara Stepansky (Episode 212) 47:42 - Tate Hanyok and Alex Convery (Episode 213) 1:02:09 - Jon Huertas (Episode 214) 1:08:06 - Patton Oswalt (Episode 215) 1:11:15 - John Hoffman (Episode 216) 1:16:00 - Jenna Lamia (Episode 222) 1:20:40 - Sharon Horgan (Episode 225) 1:23:52 - Justin Kuritzkes (Episode 226) 1:27:25 - Susannah Grant (Episode 227)

JOIN TSL WORKSHOPS: https://tslworkshops.circle.so At the end of every episode, we ask our guests the Three Big Questions: What brings you the most joy when it comes to writing? What pisses you off about writing? What advice would you give to your younger self? Today's supercut captures the heartfelt answers from TSL guests over the past year. Part 2, coming soon! 1:04 - Charlotte Stoudt (Ep 164) 7:24 - Tom McCarthy (Ep 169) 12:24 - Paco de Leon (Ep 172) 15:38 - Adam Grant (Ep 173) 26:04 - Jodie Foster (Ep 174) 31:22 - Michael Arndt (Ep 176) 34:16 - Celine Song (Ep 177) 41:12 - David Hemingson (Ep 178) 45:24 - Elizabeth Hargrave (Ep 180) 50:06 - Lloyd Taylor (Ep 181) 53:38 - Dave Mullins, Brad Booker, & Sean Ono Lennon (Ep 182) 1:09:43 - Jennifer Deaton (Ep 184) 1:17:38 - Cole Haddon (Ep 185) 1:22:43 - Jeff Melvoin (Ep 186) 1:26:28 - Debby Wolfe (Ep 187) 1:29:29 - Octavio Solis (Ep 188) 1:37:32 - Carole Kirschner (Ep 189) 1:42:34 - Navid McIlhargey (Ep 190) 1:47:00 - Linda Seger (Ep 191) 1:52:35 - Billy Mernit (Ep 194)

Many of Susannah Grant's movies are based on true stories, which, for a writer, often invites thorny questions about adaptation — What should I include? Is it essential that every detail I include happened verbatim? In answering these questions during today’s fascinating conversation, Susannah sheds light on an important reality: sometimes in fiction writing, there’s profound difference between truth and facts.

Justin Kuritzkes is having a good year. Two of his scripts, Challengers and Queer, were brought to life by world-renowned director Luca Guadagnino. Despite being about wildly different worlds, both scripts center complicated characters swirling in complicated romantic dynamics. Challengers, our focus of today's conversation, was born out of Justin's newfound interest in tennis, and a fascination with what might be happening off the court between players in an intimate sport. His script instantly attracted Zendaya’s attention, so it’s safe to say he did something right!