OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East

Episode 27: Greta Gerwig, “Little Women”

Dec 23, 2019

Kaitlin sits down with writer, director, and actor Greta Gerwig – the writer and director of the 2019 film LITTLE WOMEN – to talk about why the world needs a new version of the classic story; how Greta cuts down her 400-page first drafts; the intersection between women, money, and writing; and much more.

Greta...

Episode 26: Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Dec 20, 2019

Kaitlin is joined by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, co-writers of A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, to talk about the eternal battle between cynicism and kindness, the gravitational pull of Tom Hanks, and how keeping bankers' hours keeps them sane.

Before their most recent project, Micah Fitzerman-Blue and...

Episode 25: Noah Baumbach, "Marriage Story"

Dec 16, 2019

In the season 5 premiere, Kaitlin sits down with Writers Guild Award- and Oscar-nominated writer and director Noah Baumbach to talk about his latest film, MARRIAGE STORY. They discuss how a film about divorce is really a film about love, what New York and LA mean on screen, when you know you're ready to open that final...

The OnWriting Guide to Crafting Scripted Podcasts: Part One

Dec 3, 2019

Over the past five years, podcasts have exploded in popularity. You listen to them, and with over 700,000 active podcasts out there, chances are you or someone you know has a show of their own. A 2019 report by Edison Research found that 70% of the U.S. population has heard of podcasts and over 50% have listened to...

The OnWriting Guide to Crafting Scripted Podcasts: Part Two

Dec 3, 2019

When you're a screenwriter moving to TV or a novelist moving to screenwriting or even a comedy writer moving to drama, you'll have questions about how this new territory differs from what you're used to. Questions like... how does breaking a script work? Or... how do I write character development over the course of a...