The Failing Writers Podcast

S2 Ep21: Talking with Evan S Smith

We thought it was time we got a bit of expert advice from a professor of sitcomology, to help us progress our Poker Night project (which we've been regretting making the focus of this season for some time now). So who better to get than the bloke who is the author of the book Writing Television Sitcoms, Prof Evan S Smith?   And, there's only one week left of our writing competition!! So, hurry up and get your entry in to <a href="mailto:failingwriterspodcast@gmail.com">failingwriterspodcast@gmail.com</a> for your chance to win £300, thanks to our friends at Scrivener! The beat sheet article Evan talked about - <a href="https://scriptmag.com/features/comedy-writing-every-script-deserves-good-beating">https://scriptmag.com/features/comedy-writing-every-script-deserves-good-beating</a> Evan's book - <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/304655/writing-television-sitcoms-by-evan-s-smith/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/304655/writing-television-sitcoms-by-evan-s-smith/</a> <a href="http://www.literatureandlatte.com">www.literatureandlatte.com</a> - get 20% off Scrivener using the code FAILING       Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Join three success-starved wordwranglers as they stumble towards their shared ambition: to become proper writers! Learning from guests like bestselling authors and BAFTA-winning writers. Setting themselves writing tasks and trying to improve their craft. Discussing how to get past all the things that stop us writing. And hopefully taking you on a journey with them to become successful writers! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.