Curits Gwinn has worked on some of the most acclaimed shows of the 2010s including The Walking Dead, The Leftovers, and Stranger Things, but he's the first to admit that each room has been a valuable learning experience, even for a writer as seasoned as he is. In this candid conversation, Curtis opens up about the lessons he learned across multiple writers rooms, how to stay spiritually grounded in such a rocky business, and why a 1984 Halloween Costume helped secure his spot on Stranger Things.
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194 | Romantic Comedy Writing Masterclass w/ Billy Mernit
193 | Ten Common Traps That Will Kill Your Script (Pt. 2)
192 | Ten Common Traps That Will Kill Your Script (Pt. 1)
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190 | Getting Candid About The Business of Hollywood (ft. Navid McIlhargey)
189 | Create Your Hollywood Game Plan w/ Carole Kirschner
188 | Playwriting (and some BTS Behind the Making of Coco) ft. Octavio Solis
187 | Writing For Multi-Cam Sitcoms (w/ Lopez vs Lopez Showrunner Debby Wolfe)
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184 | What Does A Hollywood Studio Reader Do? (TSL Listener Spotlight)
183 | How The Animated Film Industry Is Changing (And Why That Matters Creatively): WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 2
182 | What Goes Into Creating an Oscar-nominated Animated Short?: WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 1
181 | Nimona Co-Writer Lloyd Taylor On The World Of Animated Feature Films
180 | Award Winning "Wingspan" Game Designer Compares Writing To Game Design (ft. Elizabeth Hargrave)
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176 | Michael Arndt on Balancing Plot & Emotional Storytelling
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