Interview: Jocelyn Rish

I’ve discovered that while an agent’s primary job is to sell books, their most important job is to keep their clients writing when we try to talk ourselves out of it.
Creating 'The Water Man': An Interview with Emma Needell on How Passion Gets Things Made

"I cannot stress enough the power of passion, when it comes to getting these things made."
Interview: Vimi Bajaj

I wanted to write about the various ways that misogyny and patriarchal mindsets are embedded within the Indian culture. And I wanted this to encompass all levels of class and construct.
Academy Award-Nominated Filmmaker Tomm Moore: Mythology, Storytelling and Animation

"Animation is so close to the language of dreams, and the language of dreams is so close to the language of mythology."
Interview: Ari Halevy

Ultimately, my goal was to connect with who I was ten years ago, and show him that gay nobodies can do epic things.
Moving Words: An Interview with Deborah Kahan Kolb

Eight minutes of movie, zero spoken lines, and I still can barely write about it without crying.
SKIN: Guy Nattiv on the Journey from Oscar-Winning Short to Feature

Oscar-winning filmmaker Guy Nattiv sat down with LA Screenwriter’s John Bucher to discuss the process that lead to his film getting made as well as his own creative practice.
Wayne Federman: Jack of Several Trades

Well, that’s the most difficult part of the story to address. There was something so dehumanizing about the whole enterprise.
Interview: Laura Picklesimer

The biggest misconception related to writing is that you either have “it” or you don’t. Everyone can develop their writing skills, and where you’re at now versus ten years later should look very different if you put in the time.
Interview: John Cosgrove

Reflecting on our mortality is a process of personal grief that comes with all the psychological pitfalls of grieving for another.
Interview: Jessi Honard and Marie Parks

It’s so fulfilling to work alongside someone who intuitively understands my intentions, knows when to push back, and can help fill in the gaps of knowledge and experience.
A Home at the Edge of the Storm: Emily Best and the Evolution of Seed&Spark

"My dad gave me solemn advice: when the going gets tough, just do the next right thing right.”
The Nomad: A Jai Jamison Origin Story

The “in-between” can be a lonely place—growing up Black in the capital of the Confederacy can make it even lonelier.
Alex Hooper: Going Big and Unbalanced

I have no reason to be scared of anything, ever. 2018 could have been a death punch to me as a comedian. That kind of beating is almost unheard of as a stand-up comic. But I proved to myself that I can rise up to the biggest occasions.
Interview: Ann Meyers Drysdale and Joni Ravenna

And all of this is happening at a time when the culture is redefining women—tossing aside Harriet and Lucy for Maude and Mary Tyler Moore—and deciding that female student-athletes should have access to the same benefits as the guys (with the passage of Title IX).