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Podcast: Follow Your Curiosity: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Creativity.
Episode: TV Comedy vs. Novel Writing: Leslie Rasmussen on Finding Your Voice in the "Wild West" of Fiction
Description:
Have you ever felt like you need a "permission slip" to try a different creative path, even when you’re already "successful" in another? In this episode, I’m talking with award-winning screenwriter Leslie Rasmussen, who spent years in the high-pressure world of comedy writing for iconic television shows like Roseanne, The Drew Carey Show, and Sweet Valley High before pivoting to her true passion: writing novels.
If you are an exhausted perfectionist who feels stuck in a specific professional lane or fears that your creative spark has a deadline, Leslie’s journey from t...