Nimona isn't just one of 2023's best animated movies, it's one of 2023's best movies, full stop (and yes, it is Oscar-nominated). Today, we welcome one it's co-writers, Lloyd Taylor, to talk about adapting ND Stevenson beloved graphic novel, working through a roller coaster development window, and not being afraid to blow up his own work in service of finding the best version of a movie possible.
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154 | How To Prioritize Multiple Projects As A Writer (ft. Ted Hope)
153 | Is My Script Ready To Send To Producers? (ft. Ted Hope)
152 | The Movies That Made Us Writers
151 | Rethinking Screenplay Structure w/ The Nutshell Technique (ft. Jill Chamberlain)
150 | How To Say Yes To Yourself as a Writer (ft. Showrunners Kat Likkel and John Hoberg)
149 | Moving On and the Wisdom of Stephen Sondheim
148 | Jodie Foster on Building Truthful Characters
147 | Elemental Co-Writer Brenda Hsueh On Balancing Comedy and Drama In Our Writing
146 | Screenwriting/Storytelling Archetypes: Using and Subverting Them (ft. Jessica Bendinger)
145 | Our Biggest Lessons From Being On Set (Pt. 2)
144 | Where To Begin As A Screenwriter (Pt. 3)
143 | Where To Begin As A Screenwriter (Pt. 2)
142 | Where To Begin As A Screenwriter
141 | Television Writing Foundations w/ Javier Grillo-Marxauch
140 | Writing/Producing Audio Dramas (And Avoiding Gatekeepers) w/ Susan Busa Leshner
139 | Body Awareness: A New Way To Think About Our Writing (ft. Karyn Kusama)
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138 | Your WGA Strike Questions Answered By Negotiating Committee Members Michele Mulroney and David A. Goodman
137 | Stranger Things Writer/Producer Curtis Gwinn on Navigating The Writers Room
136 | Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia) On Satire In Our Writing
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