Welcome to the Act Two Podcast where screenwriters Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman demystify what it means to be an everyday working Screenwriter.
A podcast for Screenwriters, by Screenwriters.
Don't Send That Script Yet: Rewrites, Feedback & Knowing When Your Screenplay is Ready
26 mins; March 30, 2026
Is the Screenwriting Life Worth It? Yes - Here's Why (Part 2)
35 mins; March 23, 2026
Is the Screenwriting Life Worth It? The Ugly Truth (Part 1 of 2)
41 mins; March 16, 2026
We Read Our Old Script Coverage (and It's Brutal) | 2025 Oscar Nominee Reactions
49 mins; March 09, 2026
What TV Execs Wish You Knew: Pitching, Development & Breaking In With Legendary's Anna Halligan
49 mins; March 02, 2026
Screenwriting Q&A: Free Work, Producer Conflicts & February: Are You Excited?
43 mins; February 23, 2026
Inside Studio Coverage: How Story Analysts Evaluate Scripts at Major Studios
49 mins; February 16, 2026
Selling Out Isn't Wrong -- It's a Strategy
34 mins; February 09, 2026
Free Work as Screenwriters: How to Decide, Set Boundaries, and Protect Yourself
40 mins; February 02, 2026
Why You? - The Question Every Screenwriter Needs to Know How to Answer
31 mins; January 26, 2026
How Post-Production Can Make You a Better Writer: Insights from an Editor
60 hours 12 mins; January 19, 2026
Interview with Scott Glassgold: Selling Your Short Story (REPOST)
54 mins; January 12, 2026
How to Actually Hit Your 2026 Screenwriting Goals
59 mins; January 05, 2026
Wins, Misses and Takeaways: Our 2025 Goal Wrap-Up
40 mins; December 30, 2025
How to Plan Your Screenwriting Year for Success: A Month-by-Month Guide
63 hours 33 mins; December 22, 2025
The Writing Behind Tomb Raider: the Legend of Lara Croft Season 2
33 mins; December 15, 2025
5 Tips on Telling a Compelling Story
39 mins; December 08, 2025
Living Outside LA, Pitching Update, Mighty Nein - Plus: Are You Excited?
43 mins; December 01, 2025
How to Get Unstuck in Your Writing: Screenwriting Tips that Actually Work
40 mins; November 25, 2025
Writing THE MIGHTY NEIN: Interview with Showrunner Tasha Huo
48 mins; November 17, 2025
Holiday Gifts -- What to get Reps and Producers (REPOST)
35 mins; November 10, 2025
Staying Relevant: How to Have a Long Career as a Screenwriter
55 mins; November 03, 2025
How to Write Great Villains | Halloween Special for Screenwriters
50 mins; October 27, 2025
Ready or Not? How You Know Your Script is Ready
31 mins; October 21, 2025
Networking Dos and Don’ts & Are You Excited: October 2025 Edition
73 hours 36 mins; October 13, 2025
Write Better Dialogue: Tasha Huo's Secret Hack
43 mins; October 06, 2025
How do you write for animation? Interview with Francisco Angones (THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA, DUCK TALES)
63 hours 33 mins; September 29, 2025
Which Screenwriter Personality Are You?
65 hours 5 mins; September 22, 2025
Are You Excited?: September 2025 Edition + TWIW
39 mins; September 15, 2025
Writing Action and Staying Relevant with Derek Kolstad (JOHN WICK, NOBODY)
48 mins; September 08, 2025
How Agents Work for Screenwriters: David Boxerbaum (Partner, Verve)
33 mins; September 01, 2025
How to Multitask as a Screenwriter: Balancing Multiple Projects
53 mins; August 25, 2025
Are Pro Screenwriters Just Like Pro Athletes?
49 mins; August 18, 2025
Writing RED SONJA: From Script to Screen with Tasha Huo
49 mins; August 11, 2025
Is San Diego Comic-Con good for Screenwriters? + Are You Excited?: August Edition
49 mins; August 04, 2025
Are You Excited?: July 2025 Edition
45 mins; July 28, 2025
Social Media in your Screenwriting Career: Interview w/ Nic Curcio and Kristen Tepper
59 mins; July 21, 2025
Where to Spend Time: IP or Spec?
44 mins; July 14, 2025
MAILBAG: Ready to Send Your Script? Writer’s Groups, Pitching & More
34 mins; July 07, 2025
Animated to Live Action Adaptation: LILO & STITCH and HTTYD (Part 2)
30 mins; June 30, 2025
Animated to Live Action Adaptation: LILO & STITCH and HTTYD (Part 1)
45 mins; June 23, 2025
When Life Happens, How to Keep Writing
39 mins; June 16, 2025
RE-RELEASE: How to Stay in Screenwriting Shape
37 mins; June 09, 2025
Are You Excited? JUNE 2025 EDITION
22 mins; June 02, 2025
Top Tips for Aspiring Screenwriters
41 mins; May 26, 2025
A Writer's Tools: The Oversized Sketchpad
31 mins; May 19, 2025
8 Famous Improv Moments Writers Can Learn From
39 mins; May 12, 2025
Know Your Story
40 mins; May 05, 2025
A Screenwriter's Self-Talk Cycle
32 mins; April 29, 2025
Writing for the Audience (and not sell out)
41 mins; April 21, 2025
Framing Devices: What They Are and When They Work
39 mins; April 14, 2025
How to Advocate for Yourself
51 mins; April 07, 2025
How to Get Repped (REPOST)
43 mins; April 01, 2025
Starting Your Story Through Location
46 mins; March 24, 2025
A Physical Therapist on Writers' Pains with Melody Garcia
54 mins; March 17, 2025
Should You Outline?
33 mins; March 10, 2025
Why Now? - What It Means, How to Answer It
32 mins; March 03, 2025
The Oscars 2025 Episode! W/ Dave Levinson
56 mins; February 24, 2025
MAILBAG: Pilots, Day Jobs, Meetings, and More!
36 mins; February 17, 2025
The Screenwriter’s Brand: Find Your Lane
38 mins; February 10, 2025
One Room. Lots of Drama. Writing Contained Movies w/ Dave Levinson
39 mins; February 03, 2025
Writing To "Cheer Moments"
38 mins; January 27, 2025
Writing in a Crisis
23 mins; January 20, 2025
Los Angeles Fire Wellness Check-In
4 mins; January 13, 2025
2025 Goals (Part 2)
50 mins; January 06, 2025
2025 Goals (Part 1)
43 mins; December 31, 2024
Nolan Corn
43 mins; December 23, 2024
The Holiday Edition: Blacklist Winners, Holiday Gifts, Staying Productive
47 mins; December 16, 2024
Christmas Genre Mashups: Why They Work
35 mins; December 09, 2024
Is a Work/Life Balance possible as a Screenwriter?
33 mins; December 03, 2024
How to Turn Meetings into Opportunities
47 mins; November 25, 2024
The Training Montage
52 mins; November 18, 2024
Mailbag: Call to Action vs. Inciting Incident, Adapting IP, and more!
47 mins; November 11, 2024
Chekhov's Gun in Screenwriting
42 mins; November 04, 2024
The Best Horror Sequels!
59 mins; October 28, 2024
Horror Rules & Mystery w/ Joe Russo and Dave Levinson
57 mins; October 21, 2024
Script Changes, Tomb Raider, and Q&A Galore
40 mins; October 14, 2024
TOMB RAIDER Q&A with Showrunner Tasha Huo
50 mins; October 07, 2024
Get Your Tomb Raider Questions & 8 Sequence Story Structure (Repost)
39 mins; September 30, 2024
No Writing Path Is The Same
32 mins; September 23, 2024
Being Flexible without Compromising,
47 mins; September 17, 2024
Hate Writing, or Yourself? How to Stay Motivated at a Low Point
37 mins; September 09, 2024
The TV Writer's Room: Writing a Script
31 mins; September 02, 2024
Interview with Joe Russo: From Writing to Release of the ensemble horror movie THE INHERITANCE
54 mins; August 26, 2024
(Don't) Write What You Know
39 mins; August 19, 2024
Does your script have a Central Question?
32 mins; August 12, 2024
San Diego Comic-Con for Writers and the Summer Blockbuster
43 mins; August 05, 2024
RE-RELEASE: Breaking Down BRAVE with Producer & Manager, Michele Wolkoff
53 mins; July 29, 2024
Mailbag: How to Write Professional Dialogue, How to Write Different Genres, and more!
42 mins; July 22, 2024
TWIW - Being an Authentic Writer, Are Managers Staying Away from New Clients?, Beverly Hills Cop, and More!
40 mins; July 15, 2024
Are you dedicated to Screenwriting? Let's find out.
47 mins; July 08, 2024
The Keys to a Successful (and long) Screenwriting Career
53 mins; July 01, 2024
Have you hit your goals? -- 2024 Mid-Year Goals Check-In
23 mins; June 24, 2024
You Just Got Notes: What Now?
44 mins; June 17, 2024
Interview with Script Pipeline’s Matt Misetich
47 mins; June 10, 2024
Career post AIR: Interview with Alex Convery
64 hours 59 mins; June 03, 2024
Fan Fiction as a Road to Screenwriting: Interview with Keely MacDonald (AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER)
42 mins; May 27, 2024
The Act Two Mixer, and How to Have a Successful Writer's Group
