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Being A Student of Life, The Importance of Diversity, And Why You Should Create Everyday

For our next podcast guest, we have writer, producer, screenwriter instructor, podcaster, and founder of the production company, Little Nalu Pictures, Koji Steven Sakai. He has written seven feature films and produced five films such as Last Girl, The People I’ve Slept With, and the television series: Comedy InvAsian.

In this episode, we discuss how he develops ideas for writing and the importance of diverse roles and storylines. He also shares how you should say yes to every opportunity, keep creating, and put in your best effort in any project you do to get started in the writing and film business.

Listen to episode 60 on Apple Podcasts; Being A Student of Life, The Importance of Diversity, And Why You Should Create Everyday

How to Collaborate Well

“Different people are going to bring different things to it. I don’t care who you are, if you give me a line in my movie that makes it better, I love you. That’s fantastic. That’s great!”

This quote came from Frank Bocchino, a writer, marketing director, graphic designer, scriptwriter, and script doctor. In this clip from episode 55 of our podcast, Frank talks about how it’s best to collaborate with others who have different perspectives on a project. 

Listen to this episode again as we discuss why it's important to love what you do as a writer and creative, why writers groups are important, the balance between being a writer and editor and some great advice on keeping your scripts concise, and why you should talk to other creatives in other mediums so you can get a 2nd opinion from people who have a different perspective from you.

Listen to episode 55 on Apple Podcasts here: Importance Of Loving What You Do, Benefits Of Writer Groups, And An Interesting Way To Collaborate

Why Now?

“What about this story is going to be relevant to an audience today? What about this is going to captivate and get people to watch it? And I think it’s a great way to think about your project and to market and brand yourself.”

In this clip from episode 54 of our podcast with Coverfly’s Head of Writer Success, Tom Dever explores the questions writers should ask themselves as they begin to write their project and market themselves. Coverfly is an online platform that connects writers with the film and TV industry through partnerships with top competitions and fellowships.

Listen to this episode again as we discuss how Coverfly is using data to categorize scripts so that producers can discover writers based on specific filters; how their background in writing and creativity gives the platform more of a human feel; and his advice to not be afraid to write something commercial rather than the auteur film.

Listen to episode 54 on Apple Podcasts here: How Coverfly Helps Scriptwriters, Analyzing The Relevance Of A Project, And The Increasing Need For Commercial Content

Importance Of Loving What You Do, Benefits Of Writer Groups, And An Interesting Way To Collaborate

Listen to this encouraging episode with writer, marketing director, graphic designer, scriptwriter, and script doctor Frank Bocchino.

We discuss why it's important to love what you do as a writer and creative; why writers groups are important; the balance between being a writer and editor and some great advice on keeping your scripts concise, and why you should talk to other creatives in other mediums so you can get a 2nd opinion from people who have a different perspective from you.

Listen to episode 55 on Apple Podcasts here: Importance Of Loving What You Do, Benefits Of Writer Groups, And An Interesting Way To Collaborate

How Coverfly Helps Scriptwriters, Analyzing The Relevance Of A Project, And The Increasing Need For Commercial Content

On this episode of our podcast, we have Coverfly’s Head of Writer Success, Tom Dever! Coverfly is an online platform that connects writers with the film and TV industry through partnerships with top competitions and fellowships.

In this episode, we discuss how Coverfly is using data to categorize scripts so that producers can discover writers based on specific filters; how their background in writing and creativity gives the platform more of a human feel; and his advice to not be afraid to write something commercial rather than the auteur film.

Listen to episode 54 on Apple Podcasts here: How Coverfly Helps Scriptwriters, Analyzing The Relevance Of A Project, And The Increasing Need For Commercial Content