The Writers Room with Sam and Jim

A podcast by Sam Ernst, Jim Dunn, JR Zamora-Thal

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50 Episodes

  1. Hollywood Confessional: The Porn Car

    Published: 7/21/2022
  2. Hollywood Confessional: Find Me B***h & The Bleep Bleep Story

    Published: 7/7/2022
  3. Hollywood Confessional: Episode 1 - The Can Lady & This is a Man's World

    Published: 6/23/2022
  4. Pitching Plot Proves Painful, but Emotion Elicits Excitement with Mark LePatner

    Published: 1/31/2022
  5. Generational Conflict is a Chronic Condition with Tim Wardell

    Published: 1/17/2022
  6. One Season Down, Highlights to Show with J.R. and Meagan

    Published: 1/7/2022
  7. Good Scouts Know When to End a Pilot with Kevin Ramlal

    Published: 12/20/2021
  8. Bringing Up Past Sins: Scene Study with Macenzie Rebelo

    Published: 12/6/2021
  9. Werewolves Turn, and Your Scenes Should Too with Shawn Waugh

    Published: 11/22/2021
  10. Breaking Through Writer's Block with Casey Partridge

    Published: 11/8/2021
  11. The Contradiction of the Man and His Crown with Teng Ky-Gan

    Published: 10/25/2021
  12. Ask Fewer Questions and Say More with Claire Jennings

    Published: 10/18/2021
  13. Laughter is a Moment Free from Hurt with Marc Brockwell

    Published: 10/11/2021
  14. Let Your Darlings Take a Bullet in the Back and Other Room Skills with Tania Lotia

    Published: 10/4/2021
  15. Get Your Internal Drive off the Bench with Nate Patton

    Published: 9/27/2021
  16. There's No Debate, Pitching is Hard with Sarah Heveron-Smith and Paula Skaggs

    Published: 9/20/2021
  17. Scene Study with Zach Freshley and J Hunter Richardson

    Published: 9/13/2021
  18. Find Your Core Idea and Toss the Rest with Doris McGill

    Published: 9/6/2021
  19. Dust off Your Protagonist and Make Their Character Shine with Jerry Landry

    Published: 8/30/2021
  20. Focus on the Central Relationship and Let the Sparks Fly with Claire Nauman

    Published: 8/23/2021

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TV Writers Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn invite aspiring screenwriters into their writers’ room and give them writing tips to develop their screenplays and TV pilots. Discussions include script notes, screenwriting tools, Hollywood career advice, and tips on navigating the entertainment industry. Sam and Jim’s credits include HAVEN on SYFY, Marvel’s DAREDEVIL, and CARNIVAL ROW on Amazon Prime. Producer J.R. Zamora-Thal and Co-Producer Meagan Daine also talk about their experiences on TV writing staffs and add commentary on today’s issues facing Hollywood, including women and Latinos in entertainment.