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Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
Nick Jobe and Steve Harper
36 episodes
2 weeks ago
Most writers think if they explain their show clearly enough, walk through the structure, describe the characters, outline the plot, the pitch will land. But explaining isn't pitching, and that's where most writers get stuck. A pitch requires architecture, language control, and positioning that most writers never learn because they're too focused on just getting the information across. In this final episode of Beyond the Script, Nick and Steve break down the actual craft: panoramic thinking t...
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Most writers think if they explain their show clearly enough, walk through the structure, describe the characters, outline the plot, the pitch will land. But explaining isn't pitching, and that's where most writers get stuck. A pitch requires architecture, language control, and positioning that most writers never learn because they're too focused on just getting the information across. In this final episode of Beyond the Script, Nick and Steve break down the actual craft: panoramic thinking t...
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Episodes (20/36)
Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
Pitching Part 2: The Toolkit
Most writers think if they explain their show clearly enough, walk through the structure, describe the characters, outline the plot, the pitch will land. But explaining isn't pitching, and that's where most writers get stuck. A pitch requires architecture, language control, and positioning that most writers never learn because they're too focused on just getting the information across. In this final episode of Beyond the Script, Nick and Steve break down the actual craft: panoramic thinking t...
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 3 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
Pitching, Part 1: What Is a Pitch, Really?
Most writers think a pitch is just explaining their show clearly - walk through the characters, describe the plot, hope they like it. But a pitch isn't an explanation. It's performance, meaning, and identity wrapped into one moment. In this episode, Nick and Steve explore what a pitch actually is beneath the surface: the emotional engine that gives it heat, the personal signature that makes it yours, and how your identity and presence shape the way the room receives your story. They discuss w...
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1 month ago
45 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The Origin Of Ideas
Ideation gets treated like mythology. Either you’re blessed with second sight and the perfect idea drops into your lap, or you feel broken because nothing “lands.” In this episode, Nick and Steve bring the idea process back down to earth. They discuss the real origins of ideas, how to shape the sparks you already have, and how to build the scaffolding that turns an interesting thought into a story that lasts. If you’ve ever felt blocked, stuck, or convinced that your ideas aren’t “good enough...
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1 month ago
43 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
Building Worlds
To build a memorable world on screen, you have to start with the world within. In this episode, Nick and Steve explore worldbuilding and the way place adds meaning to story. Drawing from their own inner landscapes and the tools they use with clients, they reveal a framework that will fundamentally shift how you think about your writing. Beyond The Script is where screenwriting philosophy meets career success. To get where you want to go as a writer, you need an eye outward and an ear inward. ...
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2 months ago
36 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
Finding Your Voice
“Voice” is what separates a good script from a great one, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood ideas in screenwriting. In this episode, Nick and Steve explore what “voice” really means and ideas that will help you bridge who you are with how you write. Through personal stories and coaching insights, they reveal how voice isn’t just unique and dynamic plot moves, it’s knowing what’s unmistakably you and translating that to the page. Beyond The Script is where screenwriting ...
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2 months ago
34 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
When And How To Ask For Favors
For many, finding a champion to help them move forward in their screenwriting career is precarious. The conventional wisdom suggests that you need to put in time proving yourself to industry contacts before you can ask for a favor. But what if there were ways to be more direct in your asks, or new forms of thinking about this issue so that the whole process didn't feel so one-sided and transactional? In this episode, Nick and Steve ponder the question so many in the world of screenwriti...
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6 months ago
36 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
Should Entertainment News Guide Your Decisions?
Human nature suggests that when the sky seems to be falling we turn to the media to confirm our fears. As writing jobs and our industry as a whole contracts writers find themselves turning to the trades to allay fears or just to "find out more." The good wisdom has always seemed to say that "reading the trades" was a must for any writer worth their salt. But how much trade news - on premieres, and overall deals, and mergers, and agents leaving companies - is too much news? In this...
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8 months ago
37 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The DIY Career Launch
Making your own work has been at the core of the strategic playbook for breaking in to film and tv for 25 years. Hollywood loves to embrace and amplify the story of the little gal or guy who made their short film for $500 bucks and landed the major studio deal. But with the ubiquity of film festivals and prohibitive costs to make high quality content, is the DIY career launch still a winning strategy? In this episode, Nick and Steve examine whether you should cash in your favors and pig...
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9 months ago
34 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The Antihero Dilemma
In a media ecosystem polluted with bad news, online vitriol, and political polarization, what is the writer's responsibility to the audience? If we - as writers - continue to churn out dark heroes and revenge story arcs - aren't we part of an ever growing problem? In this episode, Nick and Steve break down whether you should follow the money towards script ideas that have explosive action, hair raising violence, and back-stabbing betrayals - or lean into your own heart to find more optimistic...
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10 months ago
34 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
AI - Should I?
Today's episode is all about AI - artificial intelligence - and what it means to TV and screenwriters. When the WGA writers went on strike, AI was among the concerns. Writers became obsessed with what it was and how it works and whether it's useful or not useful for a professional career. Since the strike ended there have been stories in the press about multiple sides of the issue - from concerns about AI learning from TV and film scripts to the question of whether (and how) writers should ...
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11 months ago
26 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
OverNoted
On today's episode, we're talking about notes. Every TV and Feature writer gets notes - whether in writers' groups or from executives, showrunners, production companies or studios. But what do you do with all that feedback? Notes can make people defensive and emotional. All those comments can shut people down and some are just confusing. Should you stay open and soak up all the notes they throw at you? Or get the note-givers to slow their roll and keep the notes to a minimum? Nick and Stev...
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1 year ago
31 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The One About Life And Death
Every writer wants the secret to career success. It's not only technique. It's not just connections. Those are important, but it's really about navigating what's INSIDE YOU. How do you manage the INTERNAL joys and challenges of living as a writer in TV and Film? You've learned how to put words on the page, but no one taught you to live the life of a writer through the ups and downs. On The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers, and script consultants/coaches, examin...
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1 year ago
53 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The One About Networking?
Every writer wants the secret to career success. It's not only technique. It's not just connections. Those are important, but it's really about navigating what's INSIDE YOU. How do you manage the INTERNAL joys and challenges of living as a writer in TV and Film? You've learned how to put words on the page, but no one taught you to live the life of a writer through the ups and downs. On The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers, and script consultants/coaches, examin...
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1 year ago
1 hour 13 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The One About Breaking The Rules
Every writer wants the secret to career success. It's not technique. It's not connections. Those are important, but it's really about what's INSIDE YOU. How do you navigate the INTERNAL joys and challenges of living as a writer in TV and Film? On The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers, and script consultants/coaches, examine the "secret" inner world of the writing process for TV, film, and theater - as a way to prepare you for a long and fruitful writing career. ...
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1 year ago
49 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The One About Disruption
Every writer wants the secret to career success. It's not technique. It's not connections. Those are important, but it's really about what's INSIDE YOU. How do you navigate the INTERNAL joys and challenges of living as a writer in TV and Film? On The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers, and script consultants/coaches, examine the "secret" inner world of the writing process for TV, film, and theater - as a way to prepare you for a long and fruitful writing career. ...
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1 year ago
45 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The One About Pressure
Every writer wants the secret to career success. It's not technique. It's not connections. Those are important, but it's really about what's INSIDE YOU. How do you navigate the INTERNAL joys and challenges of living as a writer in TV and Film? On The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers, and script consultants/coaches, examine the "secret" inner world of the writing process for TV, film, and theater - as a way to prepare you for a long and fruitful writing career. ...
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1 year ago
39 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The One With The Burning Questions
Every writer wants the secret to career success. It's not technique. It's not connections. Those are important, but it's really about what's INSIDE YOU. How do you navigate the INTERNAL joys and challenges of living as a writer in TV and Film? On The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers, and script consultants/coaches, examine the "secret" inner world of the writing process for TV, film, and theater - as a way to prepare you for a long and fruitful writing career. ...
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1 year ago
44 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The One About Getting Canceled
Every writer wants the secret to career success. It's not technique. It's not connections. Those are important, but it's really about what's INSIDE YOU. How do you navigate the INTERNAL joys and challenges of living as a writer in TV and Film? On The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers, and script consultants/coaches, examine the "secret" inner world of the writing process for TV, film, and theater - as a way to prepare you for a long and fruitful writing career. ...
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1 year ago
41 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The One About Steve Harper
On The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers and script consultants, examine the "secret" inner world of the writing process for TV, film, and theater. In this juicy episode, Nick interviews Steve - to learn about his creative journey as a TV writer, playwright and actor, his thoughts about writing and his writing coaching process. Steve talks about growing up in New York, when he first entered the industry, his stellar education and the best writing advice he ever receiv...
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1 year ago
37 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
The One About Nick Jobe
On The Secret Writer Podcast, Nick Jobe and Steve Harper, writers and script consultants, examine the "secret" inner world of the writing process for TV, film, and theater. In this juicy episode, co-host mysteries are revealed! For the first time, Steve interviews Nick - to find out about his creative life as a writer and an actor, his writing philosophy, and what makes writing material pop. Nick talks about his family connection to the NFL, his love of plays, and singing, his adventure worki...
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1 year ago
35 minutes

Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
Most writers think if they explain their show clearly enough, walk through the structure, describe the characters, outline the plot, the pitch will land. But explaining isn't pitching, and that's where most writers get stuck. A pitch requires architecture, language control, and positioning that most writers never learn because they're too focused on just getting the information across. In this final episode of Beyond the Script, Nick and Steve break down the actual craft: panoramic thinking t...