Write Your Screenplay Podcast

Rather than rating movies and TV shows like a critic, “two thumbs up” or “two thumbs down,” WGA Award Winning screenwriter Jacob Krueger breaks down scripts without judgment (from scripts you loved, to scripts you hated) to show you what you can learn fro

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No Other Choice: Plot vs. Structure (And the Secret to Making Us Care)

Posted February 27, 202600:47:23

Why do we stay emotionally locked into a story even when the plot sounds flat on paper—or morally repellent in practice? In this episode, Jacob Krueger...

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Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail: A Writer’s Guide to Lasting Change

Posted December 31, 2025

Every year, writers make New Year’s resolutions with the best intentions—only to watch those resolutions crumble under real life. The problem isn’t...