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Sam and Jim invite Mark into the room and together they work on his indie-feature, tentatively titled "1001".

Join us in the room for a discussion on using emotion to drive your pitch, choosing which facets of your story to shine a light on, and staying on theme while breaking story.

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Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
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Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays

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Sam and Jim invite Tim into the writers room, and together they work on his father, son, and granddaughter love story, tentatively titled "Gaddy".

Join us for a discussion on utilizing a chronic problem to drive story, ending your pilot on a question for maximum punch, and the great writing that comes out of the difficulties of raising children.

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Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
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Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays

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J.R. and Meagan take over the room in this very special season ending episode of The Writers Room with Sam and Jim.

Join us in the room for all the best tips, tools, and advice that Sam and Jim have given over the first year of The Writers Room.

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Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
Logo Design: Julien Debar-Monclair, @jude.orange
Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays

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Sam and Jim invite Kevin Ramlal into the room, and together they work on his Boy Scout murder mystery, tentatively titled "On My Honor".

Join us in the room for a discussion on creating emotional arcs, making readers care about the protagonist's journey, and ending a pilot before the protagonist learns too much.

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Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
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Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays

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Sam and Jim invite Macenzie back into the room to work on a scene from her hour long drama pilot, tentatively titled "Sins".

Join us in the room for a discussion on making sure emotion makes it on to the page, allowing characters to communicate verbally and non-verbally, and knowing what each character wants in any given scene.

If you'd like to follow along, you can download Macenzie's scene from our website: https://www.writersroompodcast.com/guests

Check out her previous episode, Episode 17 - There is No Series, So Stuff the Pilot with Macenzie Rebelo

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Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
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Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays

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Sam and Jim invite Shawn into the room, and together they work on his supernatural courtroom drama, tentatively titled "The Wolvener of Los Angeles".

Join us in the room for a discussion on creating great scenes that force a reader to keep reading, creating an emotional spine that structures your story, and the dirty details of being a script coordinator.

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Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
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Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays

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Sam and Jim invite Casey into the room, and together they work on her dramedy about Greek gods in a modern world, tentatively titled "Gods' Complex".

Join us for a discussion about how to write through writer's block, pitching scenes in order to understand characters, and creating emotional turns that give plot its punch.

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Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
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Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays

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Sam and Jim invite Teng Ky-Gan into the room and together they work on his historical limited series about the Dalai Lama, tentatively titled "The Fourteenth".

Join us in the room for a discussion about creating dramatic drive for a character who is seemingly flawless, choosing an interesting slice of life for a biographical story, and creating dramatic questions to build a story around.

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Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
Logo Design: Julien Debar-Monclair, @jude.orange
Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays