Welcome to The Screenwriting Life, a podcast where Oscar-nominated writer Meg LeFauve and Emmy-nominated writer Lorien McKenna discuss not only the craft and business of Screenwriting, but also the emotional life: the ups and downs of being a creative, to remind you that you are not alone and to keep writing.
284 | "Oh. What. Fun." Writer Chandler Baker On Going From Novel To Screenwriting
Oh. What. Fun. (2025) · Feb 7, 2026
281 | Wicked: For Good Writer Dana Fox on High-Concept Movie Ideas
Wicked (2024) · Jan 15, 2026
281 | Wicked: For Good Writer Dana Fox on High-Concept Movie Ideas
Wicked: For Good (2025) · Jan 15, 2026
278 | The Screenwriting Life: Joy, Frustration, Advice & Pride (TSL 2025 Supercut)
Frustration (2025) · Jan 1, 2026
269 | Writing Horror with the Carved Creative Team (REBROADCAST)
Carved (2024) · Oct 30, 2025
264 | Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend, Star Trek): Turning Writing Into a Job (and a Life)
I Am Legend (2007) · Sep 25, 2025
229 | The Screenwriting Life: Joy, Pain, & Legacy (TSL 2024 Supercut, Pt. 2)
Legacy (2024) · Dec 30, 2024
228 | The Screenwriting Life: Joy, Pain, & Legacy (TSL 2024 Supercut, Pt. 1)
Legacy (2024) · Dec 26, 2024
218 | Lessons In Chemistry, The Office, and Jury Duty: Lee Eisenberg's Multi-Genre Screenwriting Career
Jury Duty (1995) · Oct 17, 2024
175 | American Fiction Writer/Director Cord Jefferson's Advice For Adaptating Material
American Fiction (2023) · Jan 18, 2024
135 | Feeling Your Way Through Early Drafts w/ Kelly Fremon Craig (Are You There God, It's Me Margaret)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023) · Apr 27, 2023
133 | Turning Red Writers Domee Shi and Julia Cho Discuss Personal Storytelling Techniques
Turning Red (2022) · Apr 14, 2023
126 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Co-Writer Joe Robert Cole: Letting Emotions Guide Our Writing
Black Panther (2018) · Feb 23, 2023
126 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Co-Writer Joe Robert Cole: Letting Emotions Guide Our Writing
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) · Feb 23, 2023
125 | The Woman King Writer Dana Stevens on How To Write Character-Driven Action Set Pieces
The Woman King (2022) · Feb 16, 2023
123 | Dustin Lance Black (Milk, Under the Banner of Heaven) On Nuanced Screenwriting and Avoiding Cliches
Milk (2008) · Feb 2, 2023
51 | Vanessa Taylor On Non-Verbal Storytelling Secrets
The Shape of Water (2017) · Jun 27, 2021