Chat Schedule



  Sundays 5:00PM to 6:00PM PT - chat instructions here.

A full list of our past #scriptchat guests can be found here.


2023 CHAT SCHEDULE


JANUARY 2023:

1st: NO CHAT - Happy New Year!

8th: Open Topic

15th: TOPIC - Different approaches to outlining.

22nd: TOPIC: Character introductions.

29th: TOPIC: Finding and working with a writing group.

 

FEBRUARY 2023: 

5th: Jeffrey Lieber @JeffLieber -  Lost (2004-2010), 
Miami Medical (2010), NCIS: New Orleans (2014-2015), Impulse (2018-2019), Don't Look Deeper (2020-2022), Charmed 

12th: NO CHAT - Super Bowl

19th: Seth Sherwood @SethMSherwood - Screenwriter. Devil Take Me (Supermassive 2022), Light as a Feather (Hulu 2019), Hellfest (2018) Leatherface (2017), upcoming untitled Amazon horror series.

26th: Scott Myers @gointothestory - Author (Amazon #1 Best Seller, Film & TV, "The Protagonist's Journey"), Screenwriter (K-9), Host (http://GoIntoTheStory.com, official Black List screenwriting blog).


MARCH 2023:

5th: DMA Anderson @planetdma - TOPIC: Industry emphasis on and expectations of "The First 10 Pages" of scripts, including some of the Oscar contenders, as well as some TV pilots.

12th: NO CHAT - Oscars
(Note: Daylight Saving Time - Turn your clocks forward an hour!)  

19th: It's my mom's 91st birthday ... so, OPEN TOPIC night while I eat cake with my favorite person in the world.

26th: Nate Golon @NateGolon - Creator/EP of WORKSHOP (Hulu); BRIEFCASE (Netflix); MY SYNTHESIZED LIFE. Author of JOURNEY OF SELF: SIX MONTHS IN THE JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE. 


APRIL 2023:

2nd: Manfred Lopez Grem @ManfredGrem - Mexican-American Writer-Director | WGA | Weintraub Tobin | Zero Gravity | 2021 Black List Feature Lab Fellow | #1 on Black List Site | Multiple 8s & 9s

9th: NO CHAT - Easter/Passover

16th: TOPIC: Writing apps, programs, resources to help you create.

23rd: TOPIC: Writing goals and obstacles.

30th: Norman Richard Lesperance @NRLesperance: Mortal Co-Writer / Screenwriter / Novelist / Director / Producer / Photographer / Storyteller / World Builder Repped by Zack Zucker at @bellevueprods - TOPIC: Survival as a writer ... both in trying to succeed while maintaining sanity.



MAY 2023:


7th: Open Topic

14th: NO CHAT - Mother's Day

21st: Ruth Sabin @RuthSabin1 - Creative Executive at @scriptpipeline

28th: NO CHAT - Memorial Day  


JUNE 2023:

4th: Topic: Best advice you've gotten in life/writing from anyone.

11th: Topic: Adaptations and the reimagining works of public domain.

18th: NO CHAT - Father's Day

25th:  Topic: Story structure.


JULY 2023:

2nd: NO CHAT - Independence Day

9th: Topic: Writing Scenes and Sequences

16th: 

23rd: Open Topic

30st: Open Topic

 


AUGUST 2023:

6th:  Topic: How do you stay motivated?

13th: Topic: Character Backstories

20th: Open Topic

27th: Open Topic



SEPTEMBER 2023:

Note: Date for the Emmy Awards is not public yet - TBD

3rd: NO CHAT - Labor Day

10th: Open Topic

17th: Topic: First 10 Pages

24th: Topic: Finding and Working with a Screenwriting Mentor




OCTOBER 2023:

1st: Topic: Productivity - Share Tips and Resources!

8th: NO CHAT - Columbus/Indigenous People's Day

15th: Seth Sherwood @SethMSherwood, horror writer and author of The Scary Movie Writer's Guide

22nd: Martin Aguilera @_martinaguilera - Topic: Things writers can avoid when submitting materials. 
 
29th:  


NOVEMBER 2023:

5th: Special LIVE Zoom event in partnership with Pipeline Artists' Symposium!

Join screenwriting career coach, Lee Jessup, and Bellevue's literary manager, Jeff Portnoy, for a discussion about the post-strike state of the screenwriting industry to better prepare yourself for breaking into the new landscape of Hollywood. 

RESERVE YOUR SPOT—limited spaces available!

(Note: Daylight savings time ends, turn clocks back 1 hour!) 


12th: 

19th:  

26th: NO CHAT - Thanksgiving


DECEMBER 2023:

3rd: 

10th: 

17th: 

24th: NO CHAT - Happy Holidays 

31st: NO CHAT - Happy New Year!

 

January 2023:

 4th: 

           11th: