Huge turnout today! This was our biggest yet. Every one of these is a learning experience for me. Especially seeing how the pages play out now that we're doing table reads and seeing how other writers respond. Curious what came out of today for you guys. @Temycka Carpenter Carlton @Jason Byrley @Jason Smith @Chad Desrochers @Anna Fermin @Pia Crawford @Shauna G @Iii Party @Krystel Biasotti @Chris Dyer @Ian Campbell @Lena Lieuvin @Piter Marek @David Hinnebusch @Godfrey Virgile We couldn't get to everyone and will get you in future sessions. Meanwhile, I need to create a sign up sheet of sorts here, so we can schedule more than one session out. But this platform doesn't allow me to do that, so any suggestions on how to do so would be appreciated!

Here's something that's been on my mind: I recently saw MARTY SUPREME, and whether you like him or not, Timothee Chalamet is an extraordinary actor. If you haven't seen it, it's directed by Josh Safdi who directed UNCUT GEMS. I also recently watched an episode of SOMEBODY FEED PHIL where a friend of his tells a story of how he was once on set watching a taping of EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND and how they did a scene, then right after, Phil (Rosenthal, creator & director of ELR) went individually to each actor and gave them his notes. They went again and the scene was so much better. So my question is, who's more important: actor or director?

Looking forward to seeing more great work from the Writer's Forge crew! You guys are leading the way and setting the standard for writers who are willing to show up and be accountable and really build themselves, one day, one session at a time. That's where the magic happens. Zoom Link: Premier Coaching, Friday, Feb 6, 12 p.m. Pacific Time. If you haven't experienced these coaching sessions, jump in, with pages or without. And just see what's happening here, that you just can't find anywhere else!

Hello Forge people, I was listening to David in tonight's call and thinking that I could probably use some exercises to improve some specific parts of writing. For instance, write a great opening, write a specific description, write great dialogues, etc. I was wondering if anyone would be interested: maybe once a week or once a month, we get a common writing challenge and we compare results/give each other notes? I feel like it could be a good way to improve on specific aspects. Let me know if anyone is interested in this. Cheers

At our last coaching call, I was reminded of the idea of how we unpack our story and how that impacts the reader's experience. I read an article a while back on this subject, and it gave the image of a box, and its contents are our story. If I simply open the box and reveal everything, the tension and mystery vanish. It’s like starting your script with an epilogue that hides nothing and leaves you with nowhere to go but to rehash what you just told us. But if I strategically take out one item at a time, I build something that could keep the reader wondering and continuing to turn the page. So as we were discussing my teaser, David brought up the image of Sauron’s mouth. This got me thinking. I shouldn’t reveal Horakon in the trailer; by that I mean, not completely. I’ll show a hand, veins, a shadow dancing, a disturbing mouth, eyes weaving out of shadows, etc. This would add even more mystery to the Vegas-style demon, so when he is revealed in act one, it makes it more impactful. I've been working on this pilot for quite a while, and it's nice to have a draft complete that feels strong, and so now I'm going through the process of making sure everything works. I'm grateful to David and you kind people for helping me improve my teaser so that it reflects the true tone of the series in an effective and succinct way.