Let’s Schmooze Episode 2 – Comic-Con

Doug welcomes Anne Toole, a writer of television (Days of Our Lives), web series (The Lizzie Bennett Diaries), video games (The Witcher), and comic books (Horizon Zero Dawn), and Scott Marcano, who has written movies (Bio Dome), web series (Nancy Hernandez & the Black Widows), and comic books (The Unwanted). He runs the Diablo Comics publishing company. Follow Anne Toole on Twitter at www.twitter.com/amely Follow Scott Marcano... www.facebook.com/diablocomics www.twitter.com/diablo_comics www.instagram.com/diablocomics www.youtube.com/scottmarcano Check out Diablo Comics at DiabloComics.Com

Doug welcomes director/screenwriter Khalil Sullins and editor Howard Heard who collaborated on the film, “Listening” (available on Amazon Prime.) They discuss what screenwriters can learn from editors.

Doug welcomes screenwriters Karen Stillman and David Benullo to discuss studio notes. Karen has written pilots for or sold projects to FOX, ABC, CBS, Freeform, Lifetime, NatGeo and USA. David's credits include Disney’s AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, 12 ROUNDS: RELOADED, and HALLOWED GROUND, which he also directed

Doug welcomes screenwriters Valerie Alexander (Memories of Christamas) and Amanda Raymond (You Are My Home) to discuss writing Christmas movies. Follow Valerie on Twitter: @SpeakHappiness Follow Amanda on Twitter: @AmandaCRaymond and Instagram: amanda_raymond

Doug welcomes Lisa Kors, former co-chair of the PGA Diversity Committee and Marilyn Thomas, former co-chair of the WGA Native American and Indigenous Writers Committee to discuss the status of diversity in screen and television writing. Follow Marilyn on Twitter at: @MonkeyMarilyn Follow Lisa on Twitter at: @hippiechickflix And check out Lisa’s documentary: SHAYNA MAIDELS: ORTHODOX JEWISH TEENAGE GIRLS on Amazon Prime  

Doug welcomes writers Steven Melching (X-Men: The Animated Series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Transformers Prime, Star Wars: The Clone Wars) and Shaene Siders (Niko and the Sword of Light, DC Super Hero Girls, Saint Seiya) to discuss writing for television animation.   Follow Steve on Twitter at: @StevenMelching Follow Shaene on Twitter at: @shaene

Doug welcomes television writers Hollie Overton (Shadowhunters, Tell Me a Story, The Client List) and J. Holtham (Supergirl, Jessica Jones, Cloak & Dagger) to discuss writing your sample television pilot.   Follow Hollie on twitter at: @hollieoverton Follow J. on twitter at: @jholtham   And check out Hollie’s classes at Script Anatomy: https://www.scriptanatomy.com/upcoming-courses?tag=Hollie+Overton

Doug welcomes three of his former film school students who have gone on to professional success to discuss the process of transitioning from film school to the industry. Guests are Mae Catt (Transformers: Cyberverse), Matthew Epstein (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), and Rebecca Cremona (Simshar).   Follow Mae Catt on twitter at: @MaeCatt Follow Matthew Epstein on twitter at: @thatmattress

Doug welcomes guests Benjamin Raab (TV writer on "Arrow" and "The Flash" and comic book writer on "The Phantom," "Green Lantern" and many more), Spiro Skentzos (TV writer on "Grimm" and "Arrow" and host of the “Intro to TV Writing” Comic-Con panel), and Eugene Son (animation writer on "Avengers Assemble" and "Star Wars Resistance," among others, and comic book writer on books like "Ultimate Spider-Man"). They discuss Comic-Con, networking, and writing in various media. Follow Spiro Skentzos on Twitter (@spirographo) and Instagram (@spirovisionproductions) Follow Banjamin Raab on Twitter and Instagram (@wondermasons) (Note: podcast not associated with Comic-Con)

Screenwriter Doug Eboch ("Sweet Home Alabama") talks with television showrunners Jill Blotevogel ("Scream," "Tommy") and Matt Federman ("Blood & Treasure") about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on television, surviving the writers room, and breaking into television writing.