Write Along with David and Cargill

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C. Robert Cargill is a screenwriter, novelist, and former film critic. In this podcast, he's joined by film critic David Chen to discuss his advice from his two decades in the entertainment industry. Find more episodes of the show at writealongpodcast.com and email us at [email protected]

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Ep. 60 – False Victory, First Defeat

David and Cargill discuss how to get through Act 2 and the Second Act Slump. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes of this show at writealongpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter @writealongpod. Follow Cargill on Twitter @massawyrm. Follow David on Twitter @davechensky. Listen to Cargill’s other …

Ep. 59 – An entertainer when times are good or a distraction when times are bad

David and Cargill discuss how to keep on keeping’ on when external factors torpedo something you’re working on. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes of this show at writealongpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter @writealongpod. Follow Cargill on Twitter @massawyrm. Follow David on Twitter @davec

Ep. 58 – Satirizing the Unsatirizable

David and Cargill discuss what it’s like to try to be creative in the midst of a pandemic, and how it can sometimes be difficult to satirize something as outlandish as real life. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes of this show at writealongpodcast.com. Follow … Continue reading Ep. 58 – S

Ep. 57 – The Ice Floe

Cargill and David discuss tips for getting a career writing about film. Follow David on Letterboxd Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes of this show at writealongpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter @writealongpod. Follow Cargill on Twitter @massawyrm. Follow David on Twitter @davechensky. Listen to

Ep. 56 – If You Want To Make a Trilogy, You Probably Shouldn’t

Cargill and David discuss whether or not you should make a trilogy of films and whether paid editors are scams. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes of this show at writealongpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter @writealongpod. Follow Cargill on Twitter @massawyrm. Follow David on Twitter … Contin

Ep. 55 – Cargill’s Four Favorite Films of 2019

Cargill and David discuss Cargill’s four favorite films of 2019. Listen to David’s top 10 films of 2019 Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes of this show at writealongpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter @writealongpod. Follow Cargill on Twitter @massawyrm. Follow David on Twitter @davechensky.

Ep. 54 – Bangin’ on the door waiting for someone to let you in

Cargill and David discuss what the literary equivalent is of “make your own movie” and the pleasures and pains of the vanity press. Listen to our previous episode about this topic here. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes of this show at writealongpodcast.com. Follow us … Continue reading

Ep. 53 – You’d think there’d be a better communication system

Cargill and David discuss what happens when you work on a project that ends up getting made by someone else. Cargill’s tweet about Netflix’s Locke and Key Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes of this show at writealongpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter @writealongpod. Follow Cargill on Twitter @massawyrm. Follow David on … Co

Ep 52 – It’s struggling and it’s pain and it’s failure

Cargill and David discuss Christopher McQuarrie’s recent advice on whether or not you should try to “win the lottery” by submitting your script to a studio. McQuarrie has since taken down the Twitter thread but many reproductions exist online, including this one. Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes of this show … Continue

Ep. 51 – A brief history of The Black List (GUEST: Franklin Leonard)

Franklin Leonard joins the Write Along podcast to discuss the history of The Black List and share tips for screenwriters looking to host their screenplays on The Black List website. Follow Franklin Leonard on Twitter Learn more about The Black List at its official website Email us with your questions/thoughts at [email protected]. Find more episodes … Continue reading E